Truthout
Inequality
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Trump Was Born on Third Base
The stories politicians tell about their successes matter — including the ones they omit.
It’s Time to Replace the Estate Tax With a Progressive Inheritance Tax
Gross concentrations of wealth, especially the inherited kind, are the death of democratic societies.
The Ethical Bankruptcy of the US Ruling Elites Paved Way for Trump
I believe that Trump's candidacy offers the possibility for a new discourse of hope, of sustained criticism.
How the SEC Enabled the Gross Under-Reporting of CEO Pay
Think it's scandalous that the average 2014 pay of the CEOs of the 500 biggest companies was 373 times that of the typical worker?
Student Income Loans Transfer Wealth to Investors, Risk to Students
Student income loans are a form of indenture, transferring wealth upward to investors and risk downward to youth.
Indiana: A Snapshot of Inequality
Republican Vice Presidential candidate Mike Pence brags Indiana is “a state that works.” The facts tell a different story.
Bill Moyers | We, the Plutocrats vs. We, the People: Saving the Soul of Democracy
The religion of inequality — of money and power — has failed us; its gods are false gods.
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Labor Day 2016: Moderate Progress in Last Year
Workers have a long way to go before they get back their share of the pie.
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“Equal Pay” Is Not So Equal
The gender pay gap is no myth.
Bus Drivers Shouldn’t Pay More Taxes Than Millionaires
Today, the carried interest loophole is just another carve-out for banksters.