That's a Lot of Money

The amount the super-rich are hiding offshore is in the trillions. Trillions, according to the BBC.

Romney's Tax Plan

Leaked on a hot mic, the only thing this plan does is confirm that our problems with the two-party, electoral-college system are severe.

The Price You Pay to Be Poor

Slacktivist Fred Clark on the "poverty surcharge," and other ways the banks screw us. (from 2009.)

Also, "5 Things Nobody Tells You about Being Poor," and "The 5 Stupidest Habits You Develop Growing Up Poor," from Cracked

Tax Season is Over

But the debate about Taxmaggedon 2013 is just starting up. The Atlantic takes a look.

Unsurprisingly Alarming Numbers

I can't tell which is worse: These numbers on income inequality, or the fact that I'm non-nonplussed.

2012 is an election year. The first, and most important, step we can take to make sure that the trends reverse course is to elect officials who will write and pass laws to that end.