From France, an Unexpected Call for a Ceiling on CEO Pay
Our modern societies, top French politicos fear, just might ‘explode’ without one.
What Makes More Sense, a Minimum Income Tax or a Maximum Income?
The U.S. senator who chairs the GOP Senate campaign effort wants America’s poorest to pay up more at tax time.
Out of the UK, a Bold Pay Prescription for a Post-Trump America
Two British think tanks are calling for a cap on the compensation that goes to corporate chiefs.
Can a Cap Be Placed on the Incomes of the Super-Rich?
Would this help reduce income inequality were it come to pass?
Minimum Wage? It’s Time to Talk About a Maximum Wage
Conservatives try to laugh off the idea of capping executive pay – but it’s an idea with a distinguished history.
Author Events: The Case for a Maximum Wage
Deep digging discussions and book signing with IPS analyst Sam Pizzigati about his book on how egalitarians worldwide are demonstrating that fair income ratios between rich and poor could be both economically viable and politically practical.
For Minimum Decency, a Maximum Wage
Amid rising inequality, a new book argues, the notion of capping income has suddenly become politically plausible.
How to Get Rid of the Super-Rich
By leveraging the power of the public purse against corporations that pay their top execs outrageously more than their workers, we could help jump-start a democratic “New Economy.”
Do We Need a Maximum Wage?
The new leader of the UK Labour Party is talking about capping income. Most Americans might be surprised to know that FDR did, too.
Tipped Over The Edge
A cutting edge forum on how raising the minimum wage and providing paid sick days for tipped workers will help mitigate inequality in Washington, D.C.
A Bold New Call for a ‘Maximum Wage’
A national labor leader aims to expand the economic fairness debate.
America’s Skimpy Minimum Wage
Had the federal minimum wage risen at the same pace as the earnings of the highest-paid Americans, it would now be $26.96 an hour.
New Deal’s Unsung Japanese Victory
FDRs campaign against economic royalists lived onand triumphedafter his death. But not where he would have expected.