Aug 02 Column: Why a $15 minimum wage shouldn’t scare us By John Komlos Raising the minimum wage has not hurt anyone except the boogeyman in the imagination of the 1 percenters and their entourage. Continue reading
Jul 19 Column: Why neither candidate will ever return America to its 1950s prosperity By Harold Meyerson Restoring the widely shared prosperity of mid-1900s would be no mean challenge for a President Clinton, a President Trump or a President Anybody Else. Continue reading
Jul 19 Column: Key to America’s prosperity? Bold economic policies that address racial inequities By Janet Murguia The changing demographics of this country and the exponential growth of workers of color in the next few decades compel us to address racial inequities that also serve as a hindrance to financial gains. Continue reading
Apr 25 Column: How Reaganomics, deregulation and bailouts led to the rise of Trump By John Komlos The establishment was good at making big promises, but in the end, they left few crumbs on the table for the middle class. Continue reading
Apr 13 The man who designed the bubble quiz also lives in a bubble By Paul Solman Despite his humble upbringing and latter-day immersion in mainstream America, Charles Murray, too, lives in a bubble. Continue reading
Mar 18 We’re talking about inequality all wrong By Laurence Kotlikoff, Alan Auerbach The right measure is not how much wealth or income people have or receive, but their spending power after the government has levied taxes on those resources and supplemented those resources with welfare and other benefits. Continue reading
Feb 25 Does business have an incentive to address inequality? Absolutely By Robert Reich Ultimately, businesses will suffer as the economy and society suffer if we don’t fundamentally reform the system, writes Robert Reich. Continue reading
Dec 21 Column: These facts about inequality can’t be whitewashed By John Komlos Counting Social Security as 'wealth' avoids the inconvenient truth of inequality, writes economist John Komlos. Continue reading
Dec 15 Column: Why raising the minimum wage is good economics By John Komlos It's about time to raise the minimum wage, writes economist John Komlos. Continue reading
Nov 12 Large CEO-worker wage gaps are a major consumer turnoff By Max Nesterak Researchers found that people were much more willing to buy products from companies that have smaller CEO-worker wage gaps. Continue reading