The Tax System is Out of Control (tags)
Citi-group and Bank of America operate many branch offices in tax havens. The use of tax havens deprives the state of $100 billion annually. "These tax havens accelerate the transfer of assets from local communities and the global South to the bank accounts of the richest..."
Video: Research Shows Rich Getting Richer Makes Poor Poorer (tags)
From a certain point, increased wealth does not bring greater happiness. Time sovereignty and personal freedom are lost when life is reduced to vulgar materialism. Cheney's book "In My Time" should be titled "In My Imagination" and belongs in the crime section, not in history (K.Olbermann)
BTL:CEO Pay in Defense, Oil Industry Skyrocket, as Workers' Wages Decline (tags)
Interview with Sarah Anderson, a fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies & co-author of the "Executive Excess 2006" salary survey, conducted by Between the Lines' Scott Harris
BTL:U.S. Poverty on the Rise, According to Census Bureau (tags)
Interview with Scott Klinger, co-director of United for a Fair Economy's Responsible Wealth Project, conducted by Between the Lines' Scott Harris