Why Can’t Inner-Ring Democrats Just Say ‘No’ to Billionaires?
The problem runs even deeper than Donor Class donations.
The US Would Be Better off With Fewer Billionaires
If we want to expand the middle class, lift up workers and protect the environment, we need to protect our democracy from extreme billionaire influence.
What Billionaires Really Love About Hard Work: Talking About It.
Billionaire and former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg is just the latest deep pocket to laud how much he personally labors.
Michael Bloomberg Could Buy the White House to Kill a Wealth Tax
A six billion-dollar presidential campaign by Michael Bloomberg would pay for itself in two years if it would stop a wealth tax.
Michael Bloomberg Bought Gracie Mansion. Could He Buy the White House?
With personal fortunes worth dozens of billions, modern American deep pockets can afford one of just about everything.
Be Wary of Billionaire Beneficence
Massive donations are great, but they mask a troubling trend.
The War on Soda Pop
We’re famous for embracing the freedom to do the wrong thing, as often as we please.
Supersized Liberty
Give me your diabetic, your obese, your uninsured masses.
Behind Super-Sized Sodas, a Deeper Danger
If we really want to narrow our waistbands, we have to narrow the income gaps that divide us.