One of the cruelest manifestations of widening inequality happens in life’s final quarter.
Robert Kuttner
Posted inWorking in America
Our Corporate Saviors
Companies like Walmart take a lot of credit for pushing back against discrimination and low wages—but real change comes from building movements.
Posted inCivil Rights in America
7 Reasons Why the 99 Percent Keeps Losing
Unless a mass movement rises to counter the war on government and unions, current trends will likely continue.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
The Dance of Liberals and Radicals
As LBJ and MLK needed each other, so does today’s left-of-center establishment need the leftist vanguard—and vice-versa.
Posted inWorking in America
Will the Fed Kill the Recovery Again?
The latest assumption by the chorus of inflation-hawks is that the central bank could and should raise rates as early as June.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Can Liberal Democracy Survive?
America is becoming more like the illiberal pseudo-democracies and kleptocracies.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
The Libertarian Delusion
The free-market fantasy stands discredited by events. The challenge now: redeeming effective and democratic government
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
National Security and the 2016 Election
Arriving in the era of the so-called Islamic State, the next presidential contest will focus on foreign policy. And only one candidate so far has any experience.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Will E.U. Leaders Wreck Europe’s Economy to Teach Greece a Lesson?
The policy is madness. But Europe’s leaders refuse to relent.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Will the Recovery Finally Translate into Better Wages?
The creation of 257,000 new jobs in January is surely good news, but it’s been a long time since most workers have seen substantial raises.
