WASHINGTON — When the grand vacation homes of Newport Beach were empty on a beautiful Memorial Day weekend, Molly Munger decided it was time for the U.S. to consider taxing wealth. As her family's boat moved through the harbor a few years ago, Munger, whose father is a billionaire investor,...
San Francisco To Consider Taxing Companies To Help Homeless
SAN FRANCISCO — San Francisco voters will decide in November whether to tax large businesses to pay for homeless and housing services, an issue that set off a battle in another West Coast city struggling with income inequality. The city elections department verified Monday that supporters had collected enough signatures...
Oprah the Politician? Run for County Supervisor First
Dear Oprah, You might become a fine president. But you and your state, California, would be better off if you ran for Santa Barbara County supervisor instead. That’s no joke. If you want to tackle some of our nation’s greatest problems, there’s no need to trudge through the D.C. swamps....
Oprah the Politician? Run for County Supervisor First
Dear Oprah, You might become a fine president. But you and your state, California, would be better off if you ran for Santa Barbara County supervisor instead. That’s no joke. If you want to tackle some of our nation’s greatest problems, there’s no need to trudge through the D.C. swamps....
From Internet Trolls to College Dropouts: Our 6 Favorite Charts of 2017
Editor’s Note: As the year comes to an end, we rounded up some of our favorite graphs and maps from archival articles The Conversation published in 2017. 1. Invisible Inequality America may be getting richer, but who’s reaping the reward? The economic gap in the U.S. has widened over the...
From Internet Trolls to College Dropouts: Our 6 Favorite Charts of 2017
Editor’s Note: As the year comes to an end, we rounded up some of our favorite graphs and maps from archival articles The Conversation published in 2017. 1. Invisible Inequality America may be getting richer, but who’s reaping the reward? The economic gap in the U.S. has widened over the...