There are a thousand hacking at the branches of evil to one who is striking at the root. —Henry David Thoreau Activist and academic
Tag: Corporations
Frank Rich and Joe Stiglitz on income inequality
On a recent segment of the Rachel Maddow Show, Rachel interviewed two guests at one time, something she rarely does. The guests, Frank Rich
“State-wrecked: the corruption of capitalism in America”
That’s the title of David A. Stockman’s March 31 opinion piece in the New York Times. Stockman is a Republican and former budget director
Big banks still receiving trillions in taxpayer subsidies
But hey, Democrats and Republicans are working tirelessly to cut Social Security and Medicare to “strengthen it for the future.” (I’m sure Orwell is
Wealth inequality in America is much worse than you think
We love good infographics here at Occasional Planet because they help us see patterns that escaped our awareness, and understand and digest information. Here’s
The student loan bubble is about to burst
The ever-insightful and knowledgeable Yves Smith, writing at Naked Capitalism, points to a potential trigger for the next economic crisis—the bursting of the massive
Free trade isn’t free
Picture this. Normal, IL, 1988. While walking my dog, I stopped to chat with a neighbor. When I told her I was moving to
An animated fairy tale on taxes
This short animated fairy tale, written and directed by Fred Glass for the California Federation of Teachers and narrated by Ed Asner, explains, in
Obamacare: a primer for 2014
A very knowledgeable person, who wishes to remain anonymous, has written the most comprehensive and exhaustive analysis to date of “Obamacare” —The Patient Protection
Chicago’s undemocratic, corrupt, parking-privatization nightmare
This year I spent the holidays in Chicago where I once lived for two decades. When I left Chicago in 2000, parking meters cost