The Color of Wealth
In one version of history, Americans of all races have never enjoyed more equality.
Why “Pay For Performance” Is a Sham
Rick Wartzman writes about the concept of “pay for performance.”
What Peter Drucker Would Be Reading
Don’t think that the marchers in Occupy Wall Street are opposed to the market economy…
Nastier By the Nickel
The more we earn, the meaner we get. In New York Magazine, Lisa Miller wrote about the work of psychologist and researcher Paul Piff, who found that “living high on the socioeconomic ladder can, colloquially speaking, dehumanize people” and make them “less ethical, more selfish, more insular, and less compassionate.” “The efficiencies of the affluent brain may trigger the shutting down ...
Divided We Fall
In his new book, Coming Apart, American Enterprise Institute scholar Charles Murray argues that the United States is cleaving as never before.
Management Lessons From the Anarchists
The Occupy Wall Street protests (which we first explored last month) have endured for much longer than many observers considered likely, and a recent article in Bloomberg Businessweek took a look at some of the tactics that have come to define the movement. Among the most important, Businessweek noted, has been the rise of what are called general assemblies. “A ‘GA’ is a ...
The Feedback
Reader responses to last week’s question about how we should understand the condition of life below the poverty line were particularly thought-provoking.
A Poor Statistic
No one thinks that life below the poverty line (at just $22,350 for a family of four) is easy. But how bad is it, really?
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