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A Wake-Up from Wisconsin: 'Fight like an Egyptian'

Wisconsin’s capitol continues to reverberate with the sound and fury of workers and students united — against the 'Mubarak of the Midwest' and the wealthy he so diligently shields from any inconvenience.

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A Question Watson the Computer Probably Can't Answer

A spectacular triumph of computing power invites us to think a bit about the work only we humans can do.

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Nine Pictures Of The Extreme Income/Wealth Gap

Many people don’t understand our country’s problem of concentration of income and wealth because they don’t see it. People just don't understand how much wealth there is at the top now. The wealth at the top is so extreme that it is beyond most people’s ability to comprehend. more »

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Finding the Good in the 'Good Old Days'

It’s federal budget time, and they’re talking 1950s on Capitol Hill. Well, sometimes we can move forward by turning the political clock back. But we have to know exactly where to stop.

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A Business Case for Greater Equality

If our business leaders spoke Norwegian, President Obama wouldn't have to beg them to do the right thing. A new report offers a fascinating window into the Scandinavian business mind.

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Peddling Poison for Fun and Profit

Wall Streeters made fortunes, the new official report on America's 2008 economic meltdown charges, defrauding the American public. They're still making fortunes — and this new official report is already sinking out of sight.

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The Tax That Turned Ronald Reagan Right

With the centennial of our 40th President's birth fast approaching, how about a shout-out for the soak-the-rich tax rates that he so despised — and more civic-minded Hollywood stars so enthusiastically embraced.

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Life at the Top: An Endless Bowl of Bonuses

The latest figures on Wall Street compensation reveal a recovery that starts — and stops — at America's economic summit.

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Brutal Bookends: Our Middle's Final Squeeze?

New governors in New York and California seem hell-bent on delivering a knockout blow to America's most historic social contribution, the mass middle class.

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The Paycheck Data CEOs Don't Want Us to See

Corporate America is working feverishly behind the scenes to smother a new federal mandate, enacted last year, that just might revitalize the drive to roll back excessive executive pay.

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