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Sheila Bair on Moyers & Company. (Credit: Dale Robbins)
Why Republicans Should Take on Inequality
February 27, 2013 | BillBoard
Sheila Bair writes that growing income inequality in America is everyone's problem, and calls on her fellow Republicans to take action.
A board on the trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange shows the Standard & Poor's numbers, Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2013. The U.S. government has filed civil charges against Standard & Poor's Ratings Services for improperly giving high ratings to toxic mortgage bonds before the financial crisis. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
In This Recovery, the Rich Get Richer
February 22, 2013 | Smart Charts

Since the recession started, America’s richest have seen their earnings bounce back while everyone else’s have stayed the same. Continue reading

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The 1 Percent Recovery
March 9, 2012 | Smart Charts

Though most of the country suffered somewhat equally during the great recession, the recovery has disproportionally benefited the richest Americans. Continue reading