Geoff Colvin
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We need a flat tax Democrats and Republicans can love
Done right, a flat tax can make the U.S. more competitive and help working people. So let's stop making it so partisan.
By Geoff Colvin, senior editor-at-large
FORTUNE -- Here's the bottom line on the hottest issue in the presidential campaign: A flat tax, done right, is a good idea. Herman Cain's 9-9-9 plan is definitely not a good idea. Rick Perry's plan is better but a bit murky. We'll be hearing much MORE
Nov 8, 2011 5:00 AM ET -
What really has the 99% up in arms
It's not that the rich are getting richer. It's that the rest of America isn't.
By Geoff Colvin, senior editor-at-large
FORTUNE -- The most important fact to realize about the rash of popular protests around the world -- Occupy Wall Street in the U.S., demonstrations in Greece, Spain, London, and elsewhere in Europe, violent uprisings in rural China, even the revolutions of the Arab Spring -- is that they aren't about money or MORE
Oct 20, 2011 11:36 AM ET -
Obama: Looking for jobs in all the wrong places
The president has a very clear vision of how to solve the jobs crisis. The problem is he's completely misguided.
By Geoff Colvin, senior-editor-at-large
FORTUNE -- Even Democrats and Republicans at each other's throats agree on one thing: Jobs are America's No. 1 issue. President Obama and his Republican challengers strive to outdo one another with ideas for job growth, and maybe some good will come of that debate. But right now MORE
Sep 19, 2011 5:00 AM ET
Longtime Fortune editor and columnist Geoff Colvin is one of America's sharpest and most respected commentators on leadership, globalization, wealth creation, and management. As former anchor of Wall Street Week with Fortune on PBS, he spoke each week to the largest audience of any business television program in America. His national bestseller Talent Is Overrated: What Really Separates World-Class Performers From Everybody Else, won the Harold Longman Award as the best business book of 2009.
