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Inequality
On the News With Thom Hartmann: The US Is the Most Unequal in the Developed World, and More
In today's On the News segment: The US is the most unequal society in the developed world, and more.
If Shareholders Stopped Letting CEOs Rip Them Off It Would Reduce Inequality
Since CEOs are among the very top earners in the US economy, reductions in their pay will have a substantial impact on wage inequality.
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Inequality in the World
In many countries, including most of the high-income countries and the most populous lower-income countries, the distribution of income has become more unequal.
Household Wealth Falls Considerably for Majority of Americans
The analysis shows little or no gains for the majority of Americans over the last 25 years, even in the years since the end of the recession.
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Gated Communities Lock Cities Into Cycles of Inequality
Keeping this common space of encounter is essential for survival, for as much as one group attempts to isolate itself from another, our lives are inescapably bound together.
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You Just Got “Richsplained“
A millionaire's attempt to explain why he's better than you falls flat.
Judith Butler: On Israel, Palestine and Unacceptable Dimensions of the Status Quo
Critical theorist and activist Judith Butler talks about Israel, Palestine, Gaza, BDS, US education, anti-Semitism and inequality.
Dilma’s Electoral Victory in Brazil Should Be No Surprise After Economic and Social Gains Under PT Governments, CEPR Co-Director Says
Brazil's economic growth has gpne up while poverty and inequality have gone down in the last decade.
The Brick Wall of Poverty
I do not wish to be one of the people that many deem as someone who may fail simply because of their own failure to push themselves.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: The US Is Number One in Violence, and More
In today's On the News segment: Violence is one of the only reasons the US finds itself at the top of any charts, and more.