Truthout
Inequality
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Avoiding False Alternatives
To avoid making a judgment in politics simply gives someone else the power to judge for you, says Jensen in this piece about false alternatives.
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Turkish Unions Strike, Joining Mass Protests
Labor unions in Turkey join with anti-government strikers to demand wage increases for the people.
US Inequality Now Literally Off the Chart
Among the world's major nations, documents the UN agency dedicated to labor matters, only one currently has a level of inequality both high and rising.
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Henry A. Giroux | In the Dead Zone of Capitalism: Lessons on the Violence of Inequality from Chicago
Rahm Emanuelu2019s actions in Chicago also mimic neoliberal policies that are playing out in other cities across the US.
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The Average CEO Made $9.7 Million in 2012
Whatever their justification, the shocking fact is that the average CEO in 2012 earned 354 times more than the average worker.
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The Real Numbers: Half of America in Poverty — and It’s Creeping Upward
The Census Bureau has reported that one out of six Americans lives in poverty. But it's actually much worse.
Interview: The Women Who Rewrote Cambodian Law – and the Men Who Censored Them
Anne Elizabeth Moore shares her insights into working with, and writing about, a new generation of courageous Cambodian women as well as the white men who seek to protect …
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Blood Ties, Nepotism and Democracy
From the Murdochs to the monarchy, blood ties remain important in our supposedly meritocratic society. Is this the natural order of things - essential for a cohesive culture? Or …
OECD: Inequality Rising Faster than Ever
The Great Recession has widened the gap between the developed worldu2019s affluent and everyone else.
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Why Inequality Is a Problem and Growth a Red Herring
Salvatore Babones: To the inequality and growth debate, I say - who cares!