Uncle Sam Is Sheltering the SWAG Economy
January 16, 2012 | Silver, wine, art, and gold are scarce, transportable, and long-lasting physical assets that make handy tax shelters.
Articles by Sam Pizzigati
The 10 Greediest Americans of 2011
December 12, 2011 | Whether they manage football pageants or Ford Motor Co., these guys remind us how much needs to change, economically and politically, in 2012 and beyond.
For the Corporate 1 Percenters, a 50 Percent Tax Discount
November 7, 2011 | Corporations have achieved total tax loophole parity with America's individual super rich.
A Tip for Joe the Machinist: Watch Your Back
August 29, 2011 | A Labor Day reflection: Corporate America no longer even pays lip service to the importance of encouraging hard work and skill.
What would FDR Do?
August 8, 2011 | We really can have a more equal America. We just need to fight for it.
Deconstructing a Paul Ryan Sound Bite
May 16, 2011 | Ryan's budget cuts spending that helps average Americans to fund tax cuts for rich Americans.
CEO Pay Bashing, Tea Party Style
March 21, 2011 | Has Jim DeMint, the right-wing senator leading the assault on federal domestic spending, finally gone too far? His corporate executive benefactors may soon come to think so.
Squeezing Ordinary Californians and New Yorkers
January 24, 2011 | Governors Cuomo and Brown seem hell-bent on delivering a knockout blow to the mass middle class.
Mapping Global Wealth
October 25, 2010 | Credit Suisse reveals the world's staggering inequality.
Washington at Work–for the Wealthy
October 11, 2010 | Uncle Sam is concentrating America's wealth, not sharing it.
The Million-Dollar Penny
July 5, 2010 | The ulta-rich are splurging again as the rest of us muddle through the Great Recession.
Resurrect the Estate Tax
May 24, 2010 | How can a civilized nation afford to hand the heirs of the super-rich billions of dollars tax-free and not afford to keep teachers in classrooms?
Greed in the Suites Gets a New Yardstick
April 26, 2010 | A landmark leap on executive pay disclosure could be around the corner.
Did America’s Founders Want Government Small?
March 15, 2010 | They wanted to limit what today's conservatives celebrate--the concentration of wealth.
Stop the Merger Merry-Go-Round, We Need to Get Off
January 18, 2010 | Merger wheeling and dealing will cost workers and consumers billions.