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Poverty
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Where Do You Want to Be Born?
Rising inequality in the United States means the assumption by many American's that their country is the “best” is patently false.
Wolves of Wall Street: Financialization and American Inequality
It's no secret by now that the recent spike in American inequality is driven in large part by “financialization,” the growing scale of the financial sector relative to the …
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A Living Minimum Wage
A living wage must mean a minimum wage that rises to meet the higher living standards of each new generation to be a living threshold, not a dead hand …
Bolivian Vice President: “Bolivia Marked the Start of a Major Indigenous Awakening“
Alvaro Garcia Linera, 51, is seen as the “right hand man” of Bolivia's leftist President Evo Morales.
ValparaÃso Blaze Highlights the City’s Poverty
The blaze that tore through the Chilean port city of Valparaiso revealed the dark side of one of the most important tourist destinations in this South American country, which …
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The Middle Class Is Not “Normal“
Having a middle class is a choice that a society has to make, and it's a choice we need to make again in this generation.
The Transformative Potential of the Right to Food
Stepping away from Big Agriculture will alleviate world hunger and poverty and reduce carbon emissions simultaneously, according to a new UN report.
A Better Yardstick for Measuring Inequality
If we measure inequality with a yardstick that only wonks can decipher, weu2019ll end up with a society too confused to do anything meaningful about it.
How Better Health Care for the Poor Makes a Stronger Economy for All
By keeping workers healthy, the Affordable Care Act will help the working poor achieve greater financial stability - and will probably boost the economy as well.
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Why We Need A 10.4 Million Jobs Plan
It doesn't matter what Friday's report of the March job numbers shows. If you listed our national problems in order of priority, jobs has to be at or near …