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#income inequality
  • Inequality
    Silicon Valley is Trying to Fix Its Homelessness Problem, But It's Slow Going
    November 6, 2015
    | John Light
    Making it affordable to live in the famously unequal Santa Clara County is much easier said than done.
  • When the Rich Took Over Our Neighborhood
    November 5, 2015
    | Michael Winship
    Here in New York, the exploding prices in a downtown neighborhood are further proof of the income inequality that plagues American cities.
  • The ‘Anti-Knowledge’ of the Elites
    November 2, 2015
    | Mike Lofgren
    The American ruling class is ensconced in the "Washington Consensus" and deaf to any evidence that challenges its worldview.
  • Inequality
    The Color of Debt: How Collection Suits Squeeze Black Neighborhoods
    October 9, 2015
    | Paul Kiel and Annie Waldman
    A first-of-its-kind analysis by ProPublica shows that the suits are far more common in black communities than white ones.
  • Who’s the Guy in the White Suit Next to All Those Billionaires?
    October 1, 2015
    | Michael Winship
    Last week's papal visit was a big success, but some of those in attendance were the antithesis of his teachings.
  • How Do We Get Real Issues Some Air Time?
    September 11, 2015
    | Eric Alterman
    Were it not for Trumpmania, we might be using this endless election season to discuss the fact that economic inequality has finally risen to the top of the list of most Americans’ concerns.
  • A Crisis of Public Morality, Not Private Morality
    September 8, 2015
    | Robert Reich
    At a time many Republican candidates are focusing on what people do in their bedrooms, America is experiencing a far more significant crisis in public morality.
  • Inequality
    How the 1996 Welfare Reform Act Caused More Extreme Poverty in the US
    September 3, 2015
    | Indivar Dutta-Gupta, Peter Edelman and LaDonna Pavetti
    A new book out this week traces a disturbing trend in extreme poverty to the 1996 law, which has gradually but inexorably gutted the cash assistance safety net for families with children.
  • Hurricane Katrina and Bernie Sanders: From Neoliberal Disaster to 'Political Revolution'
    August 31, 2015
    | Adolph Reed Jr., Michael Francis, Steve Striffler
    There is only one presidential candidate who has consistently fought for the kinds of policies that New Orleans so desperately required prior to and during Katrina.
  • The Outrageous Ascent of CEO Pay
    August 11, 2015
    | Robert Reich
    Not only has CEO pay exploded, so has the pay of top executives just below them. A new rule just passed by the SEC means workers will finally know how much more the higher ups are making.


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