As Richard Wilkinson says, “Something we instinctively know, inequality is divisive and socially corrosive.” In this TED talk he takes us through the data, charts and numbers that demonstrate the…
As Richard Wilkinson says, “Something we instinctively know, inequality is divisive and socially corrosive.” In this TED talk he takes us through the data, charts and numbers that demonstrate the…
As Richard Wilkinson says, "Something we instinctively know, inequality is divisive and socially corrosive." In this TED talk he takes us through the data, charts and numbers that demonstrate the…
The one-percenters and their agents in government remain deaf. As rage at Wall Street rises, its moneymen shower cash on candidates, David Goldstein, McClatchy, October 17, 2011: "WASHINGTON — Even…
Robert Reich is an American political economist, professor, author, and political commentator. He served in the administrations of Presidents Ford, Carter and Clinton. Reich is currently Chancellor's Professor of Public…
The most brazen disdain for democracy in modern times, Simon Jenkins, The Guardian, January 12, 2010 "There will be a tidal wave of rage. Over the next two weeks the…
Terrance Heath produces an excellent piece on the American 'Tea Party' movement brought to life by the Koch brothers and other plutocrats and apparatchiks. Is The Tea Party Over? Maybe.…
Financial Transaction Tax: Making the financial sector pay its fair share Brussels, 28 September 2011 – Today the Commission has presented a proposal for a financial transaction tax in the…
From BNET, Today’s CEOs think Henry Ford was a chump. Case in point: Larry Young, the CEO of the Dr. Pepper Snapple Group. In 2009, DPS made $555 million in…
Coup: A quick, brilliant, and highly successful act; a triumph. By extension, a takeover of one group by another. Guardian columnist George Monbiot provides his view of a coup against…
The phrase was Pierre Trudeau's, and it caught on. Canadians like to think of themselves as citizens of a Just Society. Certainly, they believe, things are better here than in…
10 Years Of Capital Gains Tax Cuts Proves: Rich Win, You Lose, by Dave Johnson Why are "capital gains" taxes so much lower than taxes on other income? The reason…
First published here in 2009 I was flipping the radio dial on Labour Day and noticed that CKNW's Christy Clark featured a guest who seemed a strange choice. It was…
Forty years ago, American (and, by logical extension, Canadian) business worried about future survival of free enterprise. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce commissioned Lewis Powell, later a Nixon appointed Supreme…
In 1982, the Dead Kennedys released the song “Riot“. If there is such a thing as a ‘public rage’ sub-genre, this track represents its creative peak (other notable entries: The…
Gravy boat vs. rubber dinghy: comparing executive salaries at B.C. and Washington state ferry corps. – Victoria’s Secrets Filed under: BCLiberals, Income Inequality
