On AlterNet: class warfare

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Why "Downton Abbey" Is One of the Best New Shows on TV

Alison Pace, AlterNet. January 5, 2012.

Put away the iPhone and pull out the popcorn. Sunday night promises good TV in a British period drama the critics are loving.

5 Facts You Should Know About the Wealthiest One Percent of Americans

Zaid Jilani, ThinkProgress. October 4, 2011.

It may shock you to learn exactly how wealthy this top 1 percent of Americans is.

Why the Wealthiest Americans Are the Real 'Job-Killers'

Joshua Holland, AlterNet. July 19, 2011.

The top 1 percent takes in more than twice the share of national income today than they did 30 years ago, and that's a big reason why consumers are tapped out.

How Can the Richest 1 Percent Be Winning This Brutal Class War Against 99% of Us?

Larry Beinhart, AlterNet. January 21, 2011.

How has a tiny fraction of the population arranged for their narrowest economic interests to dominate those of the vast majority?

The Class War Launched by America's Wealthiest Is Getting More Savage

Larry Beinhart, AlterNet. January 13, 2011.

Countries with wide income inequality are unstable: they have large underclasses, high rates of crime and little opportunity.

15 Signs American Society Is Coming Apart at the Seams

David DeGraw, Amped Status. November 21, 2009.

Are we nearing a tipping point as rapacious elites push a heavily armed populace too far?

The Right-Wing Prescription for Economic Recovery: Lionize the Rich and Demonize the Poor

Dylan Headley, AlterNet. July 11, 2009.

Wing-nut commentary about the crisis blames the victims. As if things weren't already bad enough.