Citizens without obligations? Corporations without allegiance?
Very few American-based corporations we contacted acknowledged any national obligations, suggesting a clear disjunction between how individual and corporate citizenship is perceived.
Citizens without obligations?
Very few American-based corporations we contacted acknowledged any national obligations, suggesting a clear disjunction between how individual and corporate citizenship is perceived.
Keeping the “best care” option out of the health spending equation
Limited debate keeps public from knowing the full scope of the potential health benefits it is being asked to give up.
Independent director pay at “top 50” companies
Data visualizations show median, highest, and individual director pay; reveal change over time; rank companies.
Abandonment of poor: much worse than you thought
The maximum value of public assistance benefits has fallen dramatically in every state between 1970 and 2011 for families of three.
Recent reforms leave Denmark’s welfare state firmly in place
Danish experts said the changes are generally modest and broadly consistent with the longstanding welfare state model.
NYT story just an excuse to bash welfare state
Intent on demonstrating that the Danish model is unsustainable, the article in The New York Times exaggerates reforms, characterizes fundamental elements of social safety net as “perks,” and fails to notice that, as one of our sources explained, “the Danish welfare state is alive and well, it has wide public support, and it isn’t going anywhere.”
Guaranteed income’s moment in the sun
Does the notion that every American should be guaranteed a basic level of income sound utopian? In the late 1960s and early 1970s it was mainstream.
Loss of support for guaranteed income reflects radical shift in values
As “market values” have replaced “social values,” they've driven a once-popular policy idea out of favor.
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