Surprise! The Rich Are Getting Richer…Much, Much Richer

We’ve heard the expression all our lives: The rich get richer. But never has that been more true than it is right now, according to Oxfam in a report released prior to the annual gathering of the super-rich and policy makers in Davos, Switzerland. The Oxfam report warns that within the next two years–by 2017–the […]

Timeless Wisdom From Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Had he not been prematurely taken from us by an assassin’s bullet, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. would have been 86 this year. Even though he is gone, Dr. King’s words of wisdom, peace, and love live on. Here are some of my personal favorites: 1. “The ultimate measure of a man is not where […]

Brownback’s Topeka Miracle Fizzles Out

Cut taxes to increase revenues. We’ve been hearing this mantra from Republicans since the days of Ronald Reagan. And guess what? It doesn’t work any better now than it did back then, as Kansas Governor Sam Brownback is finding out the hard way. Kansas, as a result of Brownback’s overly aggressive tax-cutting plan in his […]