Inequality
The Republican Tax Plan Will Literally Kill People
by Kate Harveston In these days of political turmoil and intensifying partisan divide, it's difficult to keep track of the facts. Corporate-owned media outlets on both ends of the political spectrum market their material as unbiased and factual, all while distorting reality for ...read more
In Defense of Russell Brand
Say what you want about [Michael] Moore, but he picked himself up and did something, something approximating the role journalism is supposed to play. The rest of us—let's face it—are just souped-up shoe salesmen with lit degrees. Who should shut their mouths in the presence of ...read more
Astonishing Statistics On Wealth Divide Revealed Ahead of Davos
As the World Economic Forum starts in Davos, a recent report from the charity Oxfam highlighted the astonishing global wealth divide that now exists between the super rich and super poor. Reports the Guardian: The extent to which so much global wealth has become corralled by a ...read more