The ‘Wisdom’ of the Global Wealthy

At Davos last week, the world’s rich and powerful took a crack at problem solving. But they came up short. The main reason: They are the problem.

Have You ‘Hurd’? Greed Still Living Large

The titans of Wall Street may be on the defensive, but unbridled arrogance hasn’t yet exited executive suites elsewhere in Corporate America. Here’s why that arrogance hurts.

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."

The New CEO Self-Sacrifice Scam

From Wall Street to America’s ultimate Main Street — in Peoria — top execs have been busy announcing what appear to be painfully deep pay cuts in their own personal compensation.

A Final Report Card on the Reagan Years?

Our current economic meltdown may finally have ended the era that began when Ronald Reagan became President. Now a new study — from the Congressional Budget Office — helps us understand the inequality that has us melting.