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Inequality
Why Democrats Are Paying Attention to Piketty’s Book on Inequality
The increasing popularity of French economist Thomas Piketty's book points to how Democrats hope to make inequality a political issue in November elections.
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It’s True: An Economy Can Be Damaged by Too Little Spending
Shouldn't it be easier to sell win-win ideas, which will make everyone (or almost everyone) better off? Well, it would be if the public “got” Keynesian economics.
Mothering Between A Rock and Prison
This Mother's Day, Shanesha Taylor, a 25-year old homeless and unemployed mother, will be fighting for her freedom and her children for committing the unspeakable crime: trying to feed …
Truthout Interviews Adam Hudson on Gentrification and Suburban Poverty
Hudson and Asregadoo discuss the ways “tech capitalism” is turning San Francisco into a playground for the very rich as those who are not get pushed out to the …
Report: The Big Money in Tax Breaks Continues
In 2013, the cost of tax breaks was equal to the entire US discretionary budget.
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Can Frances Fox Piven’s Theory of Disruptive Power Create the Next Occupy?
In recent years, Occupy Wall Street and the Arab Spring have created renewed interest in such moments of unusual activity. The uprisings have spawned discussion about how activists might …
Taxes Are Behind Us: The Wealth Gap Isn’t
There are several factors that have played into a continuing wealth disparity. For starters, non-home wealth has played a vital role in determining affluence.
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USA: The World’s Newest Third World Nation
While the US is the wealthiest nation in the world, and has the most billionaires in the world, not a single US city ranks among the world's most livable …
Let Them Eat 1.6 Percent
Media gasps over New York City workers' retroactive pay is one episode in the longer game of the rich contributing less in personal and corporate taxes.
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Rich People Rule: Struggle Lies Ahead
A new study confirms that wealthy individuals and business interests control US politics. Citizen movements need to use more powerful, effective forms of nonviolent and political action in order …