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Inequality
How Economic Distress Impacts Your Health
Where you live plays a powerful role on your health.
To Fully Understand Inequality in the US, Look Outside of the Cities
Why are pockets of the country still plagued by extreme poverty?
2018 World Inequality Report Shows an Economic Ship Blown Way Off Course
Income inequality has rendered it virtually impossible to climb the socioeconomic ladder.
Though GOP Says Tax Plan Doesn’t Favor the Rich, Paul Ryan Ties Reforms to Welfare Cuts
The GOP has been calling for legislation that would add work requirements to food stamps and housing benefits.
The Fight Isn’t Over: Organizers Call for Sustained Momentum Against Tax Bill
Protesters are keeping the pressure on Congress amid the rush to pass the Trump tax cuts.
Paradise Papers Shed Light on Offshore Tax Havens
The tangle of relationships revealed by these documents is immense.
Instead of $2 Trillion Corporate Tax Cut, GOP Could Give Average American Families $17,000 Each
Sen. Elizabeth Warren scoffs at GOP's offer.
In the US, Debtors’ Prisons Are Alive and Well
Peter Edelman discusses his new book.
Freed Puerto Rican Political Prisoner Oscar López Rivera on US Colonialism After Hurricane Maria
Oscar Lopez Rivera discusses Puerto Rico after the hurricanes.
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Georgia and Alabama Cities Deny Utilities to Some Immigrants and Poor Residents
People are left without access to water, gas and electricity.