apologists for inequality
Nelson Rockefeller’s Deepest, Darkest Secret
In our staggeringly unequal times, the source of Rocky’s distress can offer the rest of us some welcome public policy inspiration.
Rough Times for the Really Smart
If you’re rich, our wealthy would have us believe, you must be smart. And if you’re really rich, then you must be even smarter. Maybe even as smart as Hank Paulson — or any other suddenly suspect top exec.
A Whole Lot of CEO Pay Shaking Going On
America’s top executives may have driven the U.S. economy into the ditch. But, hey, that’s no reason they should take a pay cut, it it? They certainly don’t think so.
America’s Invisible Rich
In the states where America’s wealthy congregate, politicians can’t seem to see any wealthy people when the time comes to decide who to tax.
McCain and Obama Surrogates Go Mano a Mano on Taxes
Editorial writers at the Wall Street Journal are still celebrating George W.’s tax cuts, but the Presidential campaign’s first debate on tax policy has just helped expose who really gains when tax cuts tilt to the top.
Fun with Jack and Suzy
Celebrated CEO superstar Jack Welch is having a blast in retirement. He seems to have a new mission in life: defending over-the-top corporate executive compensation.
Down from Filene’s Basement
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is trampling on the needs of average businesspeople — and the legacy of the progressive merchant who may well rate as America’s most innovative business thinker ever.
The Deception Scott McClellan Isn’t Exposing
The White House’s most succesful disinformation campaign? That’s not Iraq. It’s the war on the estate tax.
Corporate America’s Pay-for-Performance Charade
The latest round of annual CEO pay reports reveal that corporations are still shelling out big bucks to execs who perform poorly. But that’s not the prime reason CEO pay should have us horrified.
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