Truthout
Inequality

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Fast Food Pulls a Fast One
The vast profits this industry pulls in are lining the pockets of its CEOs while many of those who work in the kitchens and behind the counters are struggling …

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Bundy’s Friends Have Become the Kochs’ Useful Idiots
Militia groups think they're protecting a humble rancher from a government land grab, but they're actually helping a few robber barons make a land grab of their own.

Unions? We Don’t Need No Stinking Unions
South Carolina is a high-poverty state with a racially diverse population. And, like many comparable states across the Deep South, SC is a right to work state.

The Enemies of Economic Stimulus
Private enterprises, the military and the super-rich are among those buying politicians and hurting the working class.

Net Neutrality: I’m Shocked, Shocked!
The FCC is about to release proposed regulations that would allow broadband providers to charge additional fees to content providers in exchange for access to a faster tier of …

IPS Report: Pay Subsidies for CEOs Opposed to Minimum Wage Increase
An Institute for Policy Studies report released today puts a price tag on how much taxpayers are subsidizing exorbitant executive pay at the nation's top restaurant chains.

Why Our Sky Sometimes Does Start Falling
You don't have to be a rocket scientist to be able to demonstrate the link between inequality and catastrophic environmental change. But a little help from rocket scientists can …

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Five Ways American Policies Make Us Lonely, Anxious, and Antisocial
With mountains of knowledge, why aren't we better at setting up our society in a way that helps us to prosper? Unfortunately, ours is increasingly designed by politicians indebted …

Internet For The Wealthy On The Way Unless We Stop It
The Obama administration's new FCC chairman is proposing rules that will create an Internet for the wealthy

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What’s Really Driving Inequality?
The World Bank is driving the inequality that is a defining problem of our times through its “Doing Business” rankings and criteria.