What the rich & corporations know about our capitalist economy that you don’t
overcoming misleading images of capitalism During my eight years of research on the past fifty years of our economy for my book THE HEIST – […]
wealth inequality
Affordability is a Diversion
Income and wealth inequality are the root of the affordability crisis. Now we have politicians in both the Republican and Democratic parties waving affordability flags. […]
What If US Wealth Was Distributed Equally?
a thought exercise in Rawls’ Theory of Justice US household wealth rose to $181.6 trillion at the end of 2025. If that wealth were spread […]
My Children Will Be Better Off Than Me – a series on American values
A cherished part of our national culture has long been the belief that parents can improve their children’s future through better education, hard work, and […]
The K-shaped world we live in – the top 20% are doing well, everyone else, not so good….
My research into the enormous explosion of wealth and income inequality in the US over the past fifty years be summarized as the $79 trillion […]
What’s a Billion Dollars Look Like?
These big numbers a way beyond counting on your fingers – try a trillion With the surge in the number of billionaires around the world […]
Wealth Inequality in the US
a fifty-year view. One of the central perspectives of my forthcoming book The Heist: how the rich and corporations stole the American dream and how […]
A “Decent” Federal Budget?
Paul Krugman, “What a Decent Budget Would Look Like” Paul Krugman’s recent post, “What a Decent Budget Would Look Like – Imagining a Congress that […]
A Different View of Krugman’s Data
Paul Krugman wrote a recent post, Is the Sleeping Giant Awakening about the EU. It inlcuded this chart showing the relative sizes of the economies […]
What is financialization and why does it matter? – part 3
Changes in Economic Policy and Regulation In two earlier posts, “What is financialization and why does it matter? – part 1” and “What is financialization […]