Truthout
Inequality
The Billionaire Hypocrisy of Helping the Poor
It's time to stop the so-called "free trade" debacle and bring our jobs home now!
On the News With Thom Hartmann: The Corporate Elite Rig the System Against Us, and More
We need more than talk to narrow the great divide between the haves and have-nots.
These Authors Spent Years Finding Out Why 1.5 Million US Families Live on $2 a Day
H. Luke Shaefer and Kathryn J. Edin followed the lives of the poorest families to find out what they need to break out of poverty.
New Goals at the UN Reflect Failure of Imagination for International Development
By ignoring history, the Sustainable Development Goals' creators have shown their inability to envision an alternative economic paradigm.
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It’s All Part of Capitalism: How Philanthropy Perpetuates Inequality
In "Pro Bono?" Mikkel Thorup argues that capitalist philanthropy exacerbates class divisions and perpetuates inequality.
Five Questions Every Presidential Candidate Needs to Answer About Education
Forget accountability. This time around, the candidates need to address inequality.
Do the Rich Rule the United States?
Our campaign finance system isn't just sending us toward a new Gilded Age - it's a new Platinum Age.
Sen. Bernie Sanders: The Financial Rules Are Rigged to Favor the 1%
Sanders convened a panel to discuss the debt crisis in Greece.
Economic Update: System Toxicity
This episode provides updates on China's currency moves, and more.
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Why the United States’ Inequality Problem Is About a Lot More Than Money
We have chosen our extreme inequality and all of its awful consequences.