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Beware, fellow plutocrats, the pitchfork...

Nick Hanauer is a rich guy, an unrepentant capitalist — and he has something to say to his fellow plutocrats: Wake up! Growing inequality is about to push our societies into conditions resembling pre-revolutionary France. Hear his argument about why a dramatic increase in minimum wage could grow the middle class, deliver economic prosperity … […]

Basic Minimum Needs Economy, Homeless Co...

Dear Janet, Watching last night’s Democratic debate was like going to a dinner party you hoped was going to be better than it was. It’s not that the people there weren’t nice; it’s just that nobody said anything all that interesting. I was in Fairfield, Iowa, talking to caucus voters about things that the moderators […]