The fantasy of conservatives and progressives alike is that the free market will solve the increasingly desperate woes of small businesses and nonprofits. It's not entirely impossible, but it does require an entirely new way of thinking about the problems of these struggling entities.

Earlier this week, we announced a...

Today, we have the highest level of income inequality in our nation's recorded history. We must address the structural flaws in our economy that created, and continue to widen, this divide. History teaches that extreme inequality leads to...

In general, discussions of economic inequality assume that people continue to view the existing economic system as legitimate. As foreclosures rise, jobs disappear, and the divide between the have's and have not's increases, our ability to take this for granted...

Last week, The Wall Street Journal ran an article titled "Citi Management Gets Generally Good Review". The Journal reports that an"outside review of Citigroup Inc.'s management team has concluded that it is generally in good shape," and explains:

The review, conducted this summer for Citigroup's board by recruiting and...

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The Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission (FCIC), which started work last week, will have a significant impact on the health of our democracy. When the FCIC completes its efforts, we will either be stronger or weaker as a nation. There is no middle ground. We must fervently hope that the Commission...

For anyone with even a passing familiarity with issues associated with economic inequality, The Wall Street Journal front page story last week was shocking. It's use of bad data was a misuse of this important forum.

In effect, the article says that economic inequality was never really a problem,...