Trickle-Down

President CarterShould Jay-Z consider running for political office one day?Words: Keith MurphyEditors Note: This story originally appeared in the Summer 2019 issue of XXL Magazine, on stands now. Just four days before the Nov. 8, 2016 presidential election, …

Calling our economy dysfunctional is contentious. However, is one group right and the other wrong in this debate? Most definitely. In a democracy, there can be no question or doubt about it. The economy must serve the needs of the majority. Therefore, equally…

In conversations with close associates and with the media, Ayelet Shaked has sought to portray her socioeconomic ideas as neoliberal. She’s a believer in the trickle-down theory of economics whose ideas are “close to Netanyahu’s,” she says. >> Subscrib…

Democratic presidential candidate Jay Inslee is unveiling a plan he touts as a way to revive U.S. unions and increase worker bargaining power after decades of decline. And he asserts that his experience implementing progressive and labor-friendly policies as …

A group of people do yoga on the National Mall near the Washington Monument, 2009. (Photo by Jacquelyn Martin / AP) Whatever ails yoube it anger, depression, or wanting a career changethere is a book on how mindfulness and meditation can help you attain your…

A group of people do yoga on the National Mall near the Washington Monument, 2009. (Photo by Jacquelyn Martin / AP) Whatever ails yoube it anger, depression, or wanting a career changethere is a book on how mindfulness and meditation can help you attain your…

Something dramatic was happening in India in the 80s. Old India was breaking down. Most of our experiments as a new democracy were failing but no new models were to be seen. In politics, a new generation was growing up after the Emergency but there was no lea…

When you think of almost anything made in Switzerland, what comes to mind? Extreme precision, pristine aesthetics, painstaking research, and exemplary quality. (And yes, as you’d expect, this all comes at a considerable cost.) Enter Soulution. From its headqu…

When I was asked to join 17 other zillionaires in signing on to a letter supporting a modest wealth tax, I didn’t hesitate for a nanosecond – not just because it is the right thing to do for the American people, but because it’s the right thing to do for…

When I was asked to join 17 other zillionaires in signing on to a letter supporting a modest wealth tax, I didn't hesitate for a nanosecond — not just because it is the right thing to do for the American people, but because it's the right thing to do for…