| Dec 19, 2012 | Economy / BusinessThe essence of greed? Simple. Greed amounts to taking more than you need when you already have enough — and others don’t. Who among us, by this yardstick, rate as our greediest? Those who have the wherewithal to take whatever they want — and deny others the...
| Dec 12, 2012 | Economy / BusinessSometimes, the folks who aren’t protesting can be just as newsworthy as the crowds mobilizing in the streets. Consider the news coverage of a bunch of rallies held recently around the country. Protesters from Duluth, Minnesota to Jackson, Tennessee called for...
| | Economy / BusinessWhy do so many lawmakers in Congress oppose raising taxes on America’s wealthy, even just a little? The answer: We’ll never really know for sure. Lawmakers might oppose tax hikes on the wealthy, for instance, because their rich campaign contributors...
| Nov 28, 2012 | Economy / BusinessOur contemporary billionaires, most Americans would agree, are exploiting our labor and polluting our politics. Can we shrink our super rich down to a less powerful — and more democratic — size? Of course we can. We Americans, after all, have already done...
