| Dec 12, 2012 | 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...
| Dec 5, 2012 | Cartoon|Economy / Business
| 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...
| Nov 2, 2012 | Economy / BusinessDon’t count on the latest round of good economic news to have much of an impact on the elections. There are very few undecided voters left and these minor changes aren’t likely to change anyone’s mind. But it’s still worth noting that the...
| Oct 24, 2012 | Economy / BusinessYes, my job Is in the ditch; But not the incomes Of the rich. America is big on fantasies. We savor staged reality shows and overhyped football games. We fawn over celebrities and video games. But perhaps our biggest fantasy is the persistent belief that nearly all of...
