In 2010, the estate tax is set to disappear completely. Then in 2011 the tax returns to 2001 levels, with substantially lower wealth exemptions and higher rates. Talk about perverse incentives.
chicagotribune.com | Deborah L. Shelton | Posted 12.18.2009 | Chicago
A widening gulf in the health status of blacks and whites in Chicago comes even as disparities between the two races nationally have remained relative...
Philip N. Cohen | Posted 12.15.2009 | Living
The haves have less infertility than the have-nots, which is not surprising considering its causes include poor overall health condition, smoking and obesity.
Philip N. Cohen | Posted 12.01.2009 | Living
Racial inequality is both individual and collective. The crushing levels of incarceration and police repression that Black men endure take a toll on Black communities and families as well.
Philip N. Cohen | Posted 11.27.2009 | Living
Even controlling for income, education, obesity, smoking, and some diseases, Black infant mortality is significantly higher. This presumably indicates worse healthcare.
Richard Trumka | Posted 10.22.2009 | Business
We're gathering outside the American Bankers Association meeting to demand reform that will allow us to rebuild our communities, our lives and the real economy. We've got a lot to rebuild.
Lisa Solod Warren | Posted 10.22.2009 | Living
Our children and our husbands or partners might benefit from reading the report. Maybe then, they would take us seriously when we say we just can't handle any more on our plate right now.
wowOwow | Posted 10.21.2009 | Living
With the release of When Everything Changed, Gail Collins's new book, Lesley and Gail recount the amazing revolution of American women from 1960 to th...
Deepak Bhargava | Posted 10.07.2009 | Politics
Suffice it to say that if Congress fails to deliver the public option that a majority of Americans want, it's communities of color that have the most to lose.
Arjuna Ardagh | Posted 11.29.2009 | Impact
The threat to our world's stability comes from a collective expression of greed, embodied by global corporations, which put profit before integrity. Will you do something about it?
Vivian Norris de Montaigu | Posted 11.15.2009 | Business
I think I am. We earn a lot less salary-wise, but my child is in a great public school, we have great health care, live near free parks, museums, and the pollution level is down.
Hoyt Hilsman | Posted 09.24.2009 | Politics
Since the dawn of the Industrial Age, and even before, there has been a deep strain of exceptionalism in the American character.
Jim Wallis | Posted 08.20.2009 | Politics
In the story of creation in Genesis we see that the image of God is best reflected not through sameness, but through the breadth that exists within the grand diversity of creation.
Deepak Bhargava | Posted 07.18.2009 | Home
We have a storied history in this country of not talking about issues of race and ethnicity. The health care reform debate is proceeding no differently.
Leah Hunt-Hendrix | Posted 07.10.2009 | Politics
Let's remember that we wouldn't consider their success a big deal if they weren't exceptional. These exceptions prove the rule. Which means there is a lot more work to be done.
Abby L. Ferber | Posted 06.28.2009 | Politics
The fact that these conservative politicians and commentators don't even see racism unless they feel it is directed against them is precisely why we need the voices of women of color on the court.
Beth Shulman | Posted 06.10.2009 | Politics
If we want to live up to our promise of equal opportunity, we need to increase the size and number of Pell grants and give loan priority to those who need it most, just as President Obama is proposing.
Norman Horowitz | Posted 05.18.2009 | Politics
I am a "non sequitor" specialist. I do infer improper conclusions that do not logically follow the premise of whatever. That great American Rush Li...
Abby L. Ferber | Posted 05.18.2009 | Politics
If we are serious about protecting people from violence and crime simply because of their group identities, we must also take seriously their right to equality in the home, workplace, and school.
Robert L. Borosage | Posted 05.15.2009 | Politics
The Wall Street Journal editorializes about the evils of the estate tax. Ari Fleischer is trotted out to complain that "redistribution of income" through the tax code "is getting out of hand." Really?
Beth Shulman | Posted 04.26.2009 | Business
The administration is attempting to more equitably distribute the benefits of tax entitlements by ensuring those at the bottom get the benefits that higher income taxpayers already receive.
Jim Wallis | Posted 04.02.2009 | Politics
My prediction is that many in the faith community, especially those on the front lines of serving the poor, will rally around the principles and priorities of this budget.
Mallika Chopra | Posted 02.20.2009 | Living
The power that each of us has in our families, particularly as mothers, is incredible. We shape the world view, the biases, the sense of understanding and compassion in our children.
Sally Kohn | Posted 02.14.2009 | Politics
Trying to revive our stalled and stumbling economy without addressing the fundamental problem of inequality that got us here is like trying to fix the flat tire on your car just by adding air.
Suzette Standring | Posted 12.11.2008 | Politics
This new multi-cultural, interracial, eco-green, techno-savvy, globally-minded young generation has made history.
Chuck Collins | Posted 12.30.2009 | Politics