| Dec 10, 2018 | Economy / Business|HP SubfeaturedWe should have told them to be more specific. When President Trump and his fellow Republicans in Congress called their massive tax overhaul last year the “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act,” most of us assumed the jobs would be in the United States. Now we know...
| Nov 20, 2018 | Economy / Business|Rights / DemocracyThe next Congress faces a stunning array of challenges — on health care, gun policy, climate change, you name it. One crucial challenge starved of attention, however, is what I call runaway inter-generational wealth. That’s where the wealth of a country’s richest...
| Nov 7, 2018 | Economy / Business|Editors PicksThis year’s stock market saw high returns for month after month, as retirees and stock runners alike saw their portfolios rise. Then one day this fall, the market took a turn, and all of the increases of the past several months vanished. That’s how it goes for the...
| Oct 1, 2018 | Economy / Business|HP FeaturedWhile Americans were transfixed by Senate hearings over Brett Kavanaugh’s alleged sexual assaults, House Republicans quietly passed another enormous tax handout for the wealthiest Americans. Round one of this giveaway cost $2 trillion. Round two is even bigger —...
| Sep 12, 2018 | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyHow much are you paying Amazon? I don’t mean how much you’re shelling out for stuff you bought. I mean much you and your neighbors are simply giving to this huge and uber-rich on-line retailer. If you live in Indianapolis, Austin, Chicago, Atlanta, or 16 other lucky...
