| May 24, 2010 | Economy / BusinessDan Duncan died at the end of March. The Houston gas pipeline mogul left behind a spouse, four children, four grandkids, and a fortune worth $9 billion. Duncan, a prominent philanthropist who supported cancer research and the Boy Scouts, left behind another...
| May 17, 2010 | Economy / BusinessHouse is costly,So is rent;Next step downIs to a tent. Our country has plenty of housing. It’s just in the wrong place. There are lots of houses in Detroit, East St. Louis and rural spots where jobs have left. Cheap. But who wants to settle there? Conversely,...
| Apr 28, 2010 | Peace / SecurityThe War Resisters League produced a pie chart that shows how much of our tax revenue funds warfare. By the group’s calculations, the government channels 54 percent of the $2.65 trillion it spends each year on military activities. In his recent OtherWords op-ed,...
| Apr 26, 2010 | Economy / BusinessPay my share,But it’s a shame;Wish the rich,Would do the same. Some serious and high-minded rich people calling themselves “Wealth for the Common Good” think they might ought to pay higher taxes. Not only themselves of course, but all upper-income...
| Apr 23, 2010 | Economy / BusinessThe next time you read about another tea party protest convened to decry the tax bogeyman, log on to “The Other 95%” website (http://theother95.com). There, you’ll learn that “unlike President Bush’s 2001 tax cuts, which went to the...
