From Slate, an article on the Rockefellers and the angry commoners: A century ago, the super-rich had to contend with class warfare; and Daniel Gross on the Spinal Tap economy: The real problem with the ultra-wealthy. Why are Democrats afraid to raise taxes on the rich? Robert Reich investigates. The new best friend to CEOs: Why is Clinton's Labor secretary defending the preposterous salaries of chief executives? A review of Conscience and Corporate Culture by Kenneth E. Goodpaster. More and more on Paul Krugman's The Conscience of a Liberal (and an interview). Tax Evasion: James Surowiecki on the great lie of supply-side economics. In defense of the AMT: If you want a simpler, fairer tax system, this may be. From PopMatters, was the housing bubble symptomatic of the infantile mentality that Benjamin Barber, in his recent book, insists that shopping-mad Americans have had foisted upon their selves? Or is there a different lesson to draw? Virtue for Sale: Will customers pay more to do good? Not my problem? Think again: How to get around the "free rider problem".
