Alternate Approaches
A Do-It-Yourself Giant Does It to Workers
Amid double-digit joblessness, two top U.S. corporations cut still another mega merger deal that enriches executives and tosses workers, by the thousands, out onto the street.
Banker Bonus Bingo: Every Card's a Winner
Can excess on Wall Street ever be ended? Maybe. Some lawmakers in France have a plan that could end it.
Mending America’s Torn Social Fabric
In a new network of ‘Common Security Clubs,’ activists are stitching together a challenge to Tea-Bagger rage — and the staggering inequality that breeds it.
Watch Out Wall Street, Here Come the Dutch!
All the big banks in the Netherlands, pressed on by the Dutch finance minister, have agreed on a serious plan to restrain banker bonuses. And now the Dutch want the rest of the world to sign on.
The Most Promising Push Yet for a Maximum Wage
Across the pond, in the UK, the idea of capping income is suddenly starting to make a respectable splash.
Wading Outside the CEO Pay Reform Mainstream
To be effective, the lead executive pay reformer in Congress is now understanding, executive pay reform needs to go well beyond empowering shareholders.
Cap and Save
To rescue the global economy from reckless power suits, we just may need a ‘maximum wage.’ So say Australia’s top labor leaders and a daring cohort of MPs in the UK.
An Icy Oasis from the Great Meltdown
Norway has escaped the ravages brought on by the global financial collapse. What’s Norway’s magic formula? Share the wealth.
Can a Law End Economic Inequality?
A high-ranking British Labor Party leader has just opened a bold new campaign for legislation that would obligate government, at all levels, to close the “class divide.”
Can Bailouts Give CEOs an Incentive to Build the Middle Class?
Senate opponents of an auto bailout want autoworkers to give up what’s left of their middle class status. But a different bailout approach — keyed off CEO pay — could actually leave our middle class strengthened.
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