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Inequality

Can We Make Progressive Mayors Work for the People?
Two organizers discuss what it could take for social movements to turn the promise of liberal reform into reality.

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Wall Street Bonuses vs. the Minimum Wage
Raising the minimum wage would give our economy much more bang for the buck than we get from the financial industry's yearly windfalls.

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Education in the Name of Social Transformation: Teaching Workers
Michael Yates discusses the importance of not just organizing workers, but teaching radical ideas.

Women Are Three-Quarters of Workers In the 10 Largest Low-Wage Jobs, Wage Gaps Exist In All But Three Occupations, NWLC Analysis Shows
Women are three-quarters of workers in the largest, lowest-wage occupations.

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Masters of the Universe, Superstars of Wall Street
Has Harvard economist Greg Mankiw been living in a cave since 2006?

Good Times for Capital
Last week, the Wall Street Journal highlighted a Federal Reserve report on total household net worth. Surprise! Americans are richer than ever before, both in nominal and real terms. …

What Working Women Want
The persistent gender wage gap affects earners at all levels, high to low, from the boardroom on down. What's to be done?

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San Francisco Protesters Take Aim at Twitter’s Tax Breaks
Last Wednesday, more than 400 San Francisco city employees marched from the city's Department of Human Resources to Twitter headquarters a few blocks away. The workers chanted, "Twitter, you're …

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Inequality on Campus
As the US begins to grapple with the issue of growing economic inequality, it should not ignore the widening income gap on American college campuses.

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The Poisons of Extreme Wealth and InequalityÂ
Excess wealth, widespread poverty, and inequality are all poisonous to our nation. These poisons threaten our economy, our democratic process, academic integrity, our justice system and our culture.