Mainstream America paid in peanuts and cracker jacks
The poor wages of the San Francisco Giants' concession workers highlight this country's growing income inequality
Monday, Jun 10, 2013 6:07 PM UTCBusiness BillMoyers.com
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American dream deferred indefinitely
Income inequality is now as high as it's been since the Great Depression, and the middle class is nearly extinct
Friday, May 31, 2013 5:20 PM UTC 87Business LA Review of Books
World’s richest 8 percent earns half the planet’s income
A new study reveals that global inequality is much greater than inequality within any individual country
Wednesday, May 29, 2013 6:21 PM UTCBusiness AlterNet, World Bank
Report: Nearly a quarter of all Americans struggle to afford food
The report notes deprivation in the U.S. is "closer to that in Indonesia or Greece rather than Britain or Canada"
Friday, May 24, 2013 4:29 PM UTC 81Life Poverty, hunger, world hunger
Is income inequality beyond fixing?
Until we can reduce the flow of money into politics, the rich will continue to dictate public policy
Wednesday, Apr 24, 2013 8:22 PM UTC 29Business On the Economy, Democracy
Incomes of bottom 90 percent grew $59 in 40 years
During the same period, average income for the top 10 percent of Americans rose by $116,071
Monday, Mar 25, 2013 9:12 PM UTC 43Business Poverty, Income inequality
Homeless in Silicon Valley
Tent encampments for the poor in San Jose showcase the region's startling income inequality VIDEO
Sunday, Mar 10, 2013 5:00 PM UTCSocial New America Media, Video
Income inequality in the U.S. rivals that of developing nations
Bridgeport, Ct. and Bangkok, Thailand have more in common economically than you might think
Thursday, Jan 17, 2013 11:10 PM UTC 10All Salon GlobalPost, Thailand, Bangkok
Apple CEO: Board says $510 million in stock is enough
After being granted 1 million shares of stock last year, Apple sees no reason to reward Tim Cook with more
Thursday, Dec 27, 2012 5:37 PM UTCNews Apple, Income inequality
Tax cuts steal from future
Whether it's the "fiscal cliff" debate or the way we fund education, our selfishness is impeding our future growth
Friday, Dec 14, 2012 5:00 PM UTCNews Higher education, Education
McDonald’s pay chasm: $8.25/hour to $8.75 million/year
The CEO makes almost 600 times as much as one Chicago worker
Wednesday, Dec 12, 2012 7:17 PM UTC 57Business McDonalds, Business
Victory for strangers, heathens, wastrels!
Republicans counted on tried-and-true class warfare like never before. This time, "outsiders" were the majority
Sunday, Nov 18, 2012 5:00 PM UTC 54Politics GOP, Income inequality
Stop income inequality!
Forget the "fiscal cliff." A new documentary, "Inequality for All," explores our country's gravest economic crisis VIDEO
Thursday, Nov 15, 2012 11:57 PM UTC 14Politics U.S. Economy, Income inequality
China’s economy will surpass US within 4 years
A leading think tank detailed the coming power shift away from the west VIDEO
Friday, Nov 9, 2012 1:33 PM UTCNews GDP, Think Tank
What a second-term Obama can — and can’t — accomplish
Obama did not need to defend liberalism during this campaign. His second term -- and legacy -- will depend on it
Sunday, Nov 4, 2012 12:00 PM UTC 34Politics 2012 Elections, GOP, Conservatism
Global inequality highest in 20 years
NGO report finds gap between rich and poor has grown worldwide, hampering poverty eradication
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Kevin Hassett: Mitt’s dumbest economist
Romney adviser Kevin Hassett doesn't think income inequality matters. His ideas are why this election is crucial
Friday, Oct 26, 2012 11:45 AM UTC 29Business Economic Growth, 2012 Elections
Iowa’s 1 percent problem
Farmers are cashing in on a hungry world. Everyone else is struggling to find a job
Friday, Oct 19, 2012 5:30 PM UTCBusiness 1 percent, Farming
Romney fact-checked on “binders full of women”
Those now-infamous binders were not made at his request
Wednesday, Oct 17, 2012 1:26 PM UTCElections 2012 Presidential Debates
GOP Congress really does make the rich richer
A new study confirms what we figured all along -- a Republican Congress is good for the country's 1 percent
Tuesday, Oct 2, 2012 2:00 PM UTCPolitics Republican Party
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