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Meet a Billionaire with a Lower Tax Rate Than You [VIDEO]

Robert Greenwald, Brave New Films. December 6, 2007.

Henry Kravis is a billionaire, the 57th richest person in America. He acquired this wealth by purchasing public companies with borrowed money. To pay off the debt, he cuts benefits at the company, sells its assets, and lays off employees.

David Brooks: The Sloppy Hamiltonian

Amy Traub, June 8, 2007.

Amy Traub: In another dysfunctional column David Brooks gets economics, philosophy and plain old reality wrong.

In State of the Union, Bush Pursues Ideological Agenda at Expense of Middle Class

Elana Levin, January 24, 2007.

There was little to nothing for middle class Americans and those struggling to become middle class in last night's State of the Union address. Here's some facts on why.

Globalization Has Increased the Wealth Gap

Terrence McNally, AlterNet. January 15, 2007.

Nobel prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz talks about what's gone wrong with globalization.

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