As the wealth of two-thirds of the world’s billionaires is based on inheritance, monopoly and cronyism, Trump will be among friends in Davos.
Liquid Capitalism: Making Sense of Davos
Living under the modern conditions of “liquidity,” humans know that everything can happen—yet nothing can be done with confidence and certainty.
Donald Trump and His Banana Republic
To Trump, the broad masses of the American people are ultimately no better than Mexico’s poor. All he really desires is the approval of the billionaire class.
Message to BJP: Include the Poor and Elderly
To move India forward, Narendra Modi and his BJP must follow a new script – protecting the poor and more accountability.
The New York Times and the Looting of America
Amidst a reactionary revolution without precedent, the Democrats and the mainstream media only exhibit cluelessness, if not complicity.
Child Poverty: Asia’s Best Performer
South Korea performs as well as Nordic economies on avoiding child poverty.
Child Poverty in the United States
The U.S. relative child poverty rate is the worst of the G7 economies.
US Inequality: The Economics of Nastiness
Americans are systematically lulled into believing that inequality is an unalterable fact of life.