| Mar 20, 2013 | Economy / Business|RoundupThis week in OtherWords, John Cavanagh highlights Maryland’s new approach to measuring well-being and Jim Hightower explains what’s wrong with Paul Ryan’s latest budget proposal. Here’s a clickable summary of our latest commentaries and a link...
| | Economy / BusinessInequality hurts us all. Imagine if you could go back 45 years to 1968. That year, after three decades of creative policy from President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal through President Lyndon B. Johnson’s Great Society, the United States was one of the...
| | Economy / BusinessBillionaire Warren Buffett is still paying taxes at a lower rate than his secretary. Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz pocketed $117.5 million last year. The life expectancy gap between Americans of affluent and modest means has widened by five years over the last three...
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| Mar 14, 2013 | Economy / BusinessRhonda Straw is one of millions of Americans who do important work every day but still have a hard time saving for retirement. As a home health aide, Straw administers medication, changes bandages, and performs other vital services to the elderly and disabled. With an...
