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Why Growing Income Inequality Is Bad for America

Robert Creamer | Posted 10.27.2009 | Politics

Read More: Howard Rosenthal, Jared Diamond, Aig, Cigna Insurance, Bi-Partisanship, Wall Street Bonuses, Distribution of Income, Nolan McCarty, Wall Street Bail Out, J.P. Morgan Chase, Public Option, Regulatory Reform, Political Polarization, Paul Krugman, Kevin T. Poole, Health Insurance Reform, Politics News
Robert Creamer

The CEO of the average company in the S&P Index makes $10.5 million. That means that on the first workday of the year, he (sometimes she) has made more than the minimum wage workers in his company will make all year.

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The First Hundred Days

Harry Moroz | Posted 06.27.2009 | Business

Read More: Mohamed El-Erian, Jared Diamond, Unemployment, Jobs, Economic Crisis, Housing, Pimco, Stimulus, Financial Crisis, Business News
Harry Moroz

Since President Obama signed the stimulus package into law 100 days ago, the U.S. economy certainly seems to have stabilized. Then again...

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New Guinea Tribe Sues The New Yorker For $10M

Forbes | Dirk Smillie | Posted 05.22.2009 | Media

Read More: Jared Diamond, Conde Nast, New Guinea, The New Yorker, Guinea, Media News

In an April 21, 2008, New Yorker story, "Vengeance Is Ours," Pulitzer Prize-winning geology scholar Jared Diamond describes blood feuds that rage for ...

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Why Would Progressives Make "War" on Christmas? It is a Celebration of Progressive Values

Robert Creamer | Posted 01.25.2009 | Politics

Read More: Jared Diamond, Rahm Emanuel, Afghanistan, Progressive Values, Christmas, War on Christmas, Bill O'Reilly War on Christmas, Wall Street Journal, David Grinspoon, Holiday Season Commentary, Politics News
Robert Creamer

Christmas celebrates the central premise of the progressive ethical system, "love they neighbor as thyself," and rejects the tribalism and radical individualism that lie at the heart of right wing ideology.

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Obama's Rise is Eradicating Racial Bias in Iran

Sam Sedaei | Posted 11.23.2008 | Politics

Read More: Polls, John McCain, Sarah Palin, Jared Diamond, Racism, Iran, Joe Biden, Barack Obama, Politics News
Sam Sedaei

Young Iranians in Diaspora have in fact come up with a slogan that rhymes with Obama -- "Ou ba mast" -- which means "he's with us!"

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What Will Be Tomorrow?

Frank Schirrmacher | Posted 11.15.2008 | Politics

Read More: Greed, Wall Street, Bailout, Lehman Brothers, Germany, Economy, Economic Crisis, Jared Diamond, Financial Crisis, Politics News
Frank Schirrmacher

Why do we live in a society that, having ruined its natural environment, is now about to knowingly ruin its social environment and the lives of an entire generation?

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