Ending Plutocracy: A 12-Step Program Ending Plutocracy: A 12-Step Program
Our forebears struggled to survive in a world dominated by the superrich. Now it's our turn.
Jun 11, 2008 / Feature / Sarah Anderson and Sam Pizzigati
This Land Is Their Land This Land Is Their Land
In the era of the superrich, if a place is truly beautiful, ordinary people can't afford to be there.
Jun 11, 2008 / Feature / Barbara Ehrenreich
Race and Extreme Inequality Race and Extreme Inequality
Will Obama's presidential candidacy signal a change for impoverished African-Americans?
Jun 11, 2008 / Feature / Dedrick Muhammad
Meet the Wealth Gap Meet the Wealth Gap
Top dogs and underdogs brush shoulders in Manhattan.
Jun 11, 2008 / Feature / Gabriel Thompson
Name Our Epoch! Name Our Epoch!
What to call our current economic era? An all-star progressive panel of judges will pore over the entries and announce a winner.
Jun 11, 2008 / Feature / The Editors
Our Gilded Age Our Gilded Age
Today's elite spend on a grand scale while pretending to be "just folks."
Jun 11, 2008 / Feature / Doug Henwood
The Rich and the Rest of Us The Rich and the Rest of Us
In this age of inequality, the wealth that should be shared by all Americans trickle up to the rich.
Jun 11, 2008 / Feature / John Cavanagh and Chuck Collins
The New Face of Gentrification The New Face of Gentrification
Manhattan's El Barrio is facing an uphill battle against a private equity firm attempting to displace low-income residents in a struggle which reflects a growing crisis.
Jun 9, 2008 / Feature / Kavita Shah
Drawing Your Last Breath Hungry Drawing Your Last Breath Hungry
We can blame the Burmese government for the unfolding tragedy in the wake of the cyclone. We can also blame ourselves.
Jun 9, 2008 / Feature / Allan Nairn
Pressure Points Pressure Points
This Week: Chief of staff Chet Kimbrough and Congresswoman Kang consider how to make people do what you want--in the name of the people, of course.
Jun 9, 2008 / Feature / Gary Phillips