America has been redistributing upward for some time – after all, “trickle-down” economics turned out to be trickle up — but we outdid ourselves in 2013. At a time of record inequality and decreasing mobility, America conducted a Great Redistribution upward.
If any of these ideas sound good to you, there's a bitter political struggle to be waged. Let's get to work.
Benghazi, unemployment benefits, Social Security, Mayor Bill de Blasio, Obamcare
'Nobody should have to struggle on poverty wages just to satisfy big corporations’ endless thirst for profits.'
In short, from Washington’s point of view, Erdogan has gone off the reservation.
Think our anxiety about the dehumanising effect of technology is a new thing? It's been a concern since the invention of writing
The environmental justice community needs to make a very intentional effort to link the economic and ecological crisis, to reveal the root causes of those crises, and to stimulate a conversation about is there a better way, is there a better way that we can live in this country.
Bill Moyers on North Carolina: Battleground State. Auld Lang Syne, with lyrics. The inner workings of the $50 billion divorce industry. How Gollum, star hobbit, was brought to life. Bobby 'Blue' Bland's Stormy Monday.
The New York Times and The Guardian (London) published major editorial statements on New Year's Day, reviewing the evidence that Edward Snowden's whistleblowing on NSA spying has largely been vindicated. They call for the creation of conditions that will allow Snowden to return home with dignity.
The outlook for Mayor de Blasio’s signature initiative just got a whole lot brighter.
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