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Why Tea Partiers Should Back Minimum Wage Raise
If tea-partying Republicans were politically strategic animals, they'd support President Barack Obama's call to raise the minimum wage to $10.10 an hour. I know that sounds insane. But as that GOP faction struggles against the Republican Party's establishment, perhaps...
Saved by Swing
Fifteen years ago, I'd boxed myself into a job and lifestyle that didn't suit me. Lindy Hop legend Frankie Manning led me to dance my way to a better place. I was covering global crises as a financial reporter. Writing snappy articles about soulless International...
Derailing the Dynasty Train
Don't feel bad if you were busy and missed the buzz around the new book, Capital in the Twenty-First Century. It's not every day that a 685-page book about wealth inequality written by a French economist lands on best-seller lists next to Danielle Steele's steamy new...
Man Can’t Live on Cabbage Alone
I ran into an acquaintance recently and he told me he'd started seeing a new nutrition expert. "You know what?" he said, "It turns out I'm gluten intolerant." OK. Him and everyone else. I told him I was glad he found an expert who could help him. A week later I saw...
Koch Brothers Rev Up High-Octane Hypocrisy
Hypothetical conundrums can provide valuable learning experiences for students of corporate management and ethics. Consider this one: Suppose you're a corporate chieftain who's a free-enterprise fundamentalist, despising government regulation, taxation, and...
An American Banking Revolution Awaits
Vermonters aren't like the rest of us: They live in a small state with a flinty history and a legendary suspicion of outsiders. That independent streak gained luster when 15 Vermont towns voted earlier this year to reinforce this independent tradition by approving a...
Letting the Sun Shine on the Kochs
Don’t Weep for Pfizer
Gosh, you've got to feel sorry for Pfizer. The poor drug giant has to pay taxes in our country, so it's leaving. When I say "poor" drug giant, I don't mean Pfizer is broke or in the poor house. No, no, the pill peddler is incredibly rich, hauling in some $50 billion a...
This Week in OtherWords: May 14, 2014
This week in OtherWords, Jill Richardson applauds a comedian's take on Pom Wonderful's deceptive marketing ploys and Jim Hightower tells the story of the latest runaway CEO pay poster child. Do you want to make sure you don’t miss the latest from OtherWords?...
The Common Sense Tax
It's nothing new for Wall Street to work every possible angle so it can squeeze additional profits out of trades. It's the job of lawmakers and regulators to make sure that Wall Street does not rip off investors or endanger the financial system's stability. Perhaps...
