The Color of Wealth

Posted on Apr 3, 2013 | 2 Comments
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

Posted on Mar 26, 2013 | One Comment
Why “Pay For Performance” Is a Sham

Rick Wartzman writes about the concept of “pay for performance.”

What Peter Drucker Would Be Reading

Posted on Mar 5, 2013 | No Comments
What Peter Drucker Would Be Reading

Don’t think that the marchers in Occupy Wall Street are opposed to the market economy…

Regarding the 47 Percent

Posted on Sep 21, 2012 | 13 Comments
Regarding the 47 Percent

Who’s a maker and who’s a taker?

Nastier By the Nickel

Posted on Jul 11, 2012 | 2 Comments

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

Posted on Feb 3, 2012 | 10 Comments
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

Posted on Nov 9, 2011 | One Comment

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

Posted on Nov 8, 2011 | No Comments
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

Posted on Nov 4, 2011 | 11 Comments
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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