Inequality

No More Tale of Two Cities? How de Blasio’s 2015 Budget Could Make New York More Equal

No More Tale of Two Cities? How de Blasio’s 2015 Budget Could Make New York More Equal No More Tale of Two Cities? How de Blasio’s 2015 Budget Could Make New York More Equal

Could we finally be leaving Mayor Bloomberg’s Gilded City behind? 

May 12, 2014 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

The GOP’s Healthcare Plan: Get Sick, Die Quickly

The GOP’s Healthcare Plan: Get Sick, Die Quickly The GOP’s Healthcare Plan: Get Sick, Die Quickly

The Nation editor and MSNBC host says we have the facts to show that expanding Obamacare will save lives. Not doing so will cost them.

May 7, 2014 / Chris Hayes

Bernie Sanders Asks Fed Chair Whether the US Is an Oligarchy

Bernie Sanders Asks Fed Chair Whether the US Is an Oligarchy Bernie Sanders Asks Fed Chair Whether the US Is an Oligarchy

Janet Yellen admits evidence of how inequality is “very worrisome.”

May 7, 2014 / John Nichols

How to Shrink Inequality

How to Shrink Inequality How to Shrink Inequality

It’s not inevitable. Here are ten practical steps to reverse the growing trend.

May 6, 2014 / Feature / Robert B. Reich

Republicans Block Hearing on Long-Term Jobless Benefits

Republicans Block Hearing on Long-Term Jobless Benefits Republicans Block Hearing on Long-Term Jobless Benefits

Forget holding a vote: GOP leadership won’t even allow a hearing on long-term jobless benefits inside the Capitol. 

May 6, 2014 / George Zornick

Doubling the Minimum Wage Is on the Agenda in Seattle—and Nationally

Doubling the Minimum Wage Is on the Agenda in Seattle—and Nationally Doubling the Minimum Wage Is on the Agenda in Seattle—and Nationally

A big-city mayor proposes moving toward $15-an-hour. A movement builds.

May 2, 2014 / John Nichols

Why the Jobs Report Isn’t All Good

Why the Jobs Report Isn’t All Good Why the Jobs Report Isn’t All Good

One survey says job numbers are up, and another one says job numbers are down. Which one is correct?

May 2, 2014 / George Zornick

How Economic Regime Change Reshaped America

How Economic Regime Change Reshaped America How Economic Regime Change Reshaped America

The cumulative effects of years of deindustrialization, weakened unions and soaring inequality have fundamentally reordered the country.

May 1, 2014 / Peter Van Buren

Fast-Food CEOs Make 1,200 Times As Much As One of Their Workers—and They Want to Keep It That Way

Fast-Food CEOs Make 1,200 Times As Much As One of Their Workers—and They Want to Keep It That Way Fast-Food CEOs Make 1,200 Times As Much As One of Their Workers—and They Want to Keep It That Way

The food industry is now the most unequal sector in the American economy.

Apr 24, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter

Life Inside the New Minimum Wage Economy

Life Inside the New Minimum Wage Economy Life Inside the New Minimum Wage Economy

Taxpayers are basically moneylenders to a government that is far more interested in subsidizing business than in caring for their workers.

Apr 24, 2014 / Peter Van Buren

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