New Zealand filmmaker Justin Pemberton had just finished a documentary for a local TV station about the problem of income inequality when French economist Thomas
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Is philanthropy undemocratic?
Ten years ago, when Stanford political science professor Rob Reich sent his first-born son off to kindergarten in Palo Alto, Calif., he was shocked to
How Stock Buybacks Threaten Economic Growth
Soon after economist William Lazonick became a fellow at Harvard Business School in 1984, the world he had studied for decades began to radically change.
The Top Ten Toxic Philanthropists
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is one of the most respected higher education institutions in the United States, and until just a few weeks ago,
Jim Grant Is a Wall Street Cult Hero. Does It matter if he’s often wrong?
An arcane Wall Street newsletter still printed in hard copy hardly ever warrants a cameo in a Hollywood movie. But that’s exactly what happened in The
How a Massive Ponzi Scheme Fleeced RIAs, Religious Groups, and Retirees
By the time Corinthian Colleges filed for bankruptcy on May 4, 2015, its fraudulent practices were well known. Trouble had been brewing for years: The
