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On AlterNet: inequality

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "inequality"

Race and Extreme Inequality

Race and Extreme Inequality

Dedrick Muhammad, The Nation. June 14, 2008.
Will Obama's presidential candidacy signal a change for impoverished African-Americans?

A Land Where CEOs Have Stopped Smiling

A Land Where CEOs Have Stopped Smiling

Sam Pizzigati, Too Much: A Commentary on Excess and Inequality. May 27, 2008.
The Dutch are angry about over-the-top CEO pay, and they're not going to take it any more.

In the Last Gilded Age, People Stood Up to Greed -- Why Aren’t We?

In the Last Gilded Age, People Stood Up to Greed -- Why Aren’t We?

Steve Fraser, Tomdispatch.com. April 28, 2008.
Why don't Americans rise up against the kleptocracy like they did in the late nineteenth century?

The Salaries of all Public School Teachers in New York City, Paid to One Man.

The Salaries of all Public School Teachers in New York City, Paid to One Man.

Paul Buchheit, AlterNet AlterNet: PEEK. April 25, 2008.
Hedge fund manager John Paulson, who made a clever bet against subprime mortgages, made close to $4 billion.

The Poor and the Middle Class: Income Soul-Mates Left in the Dust

The Poor and the Middle Class: Income Soul-Mates Left in the Dust

Sam Pizzigati, Too Much: A Commentary on Excess and Inequality. April 16, 2008.
It's becoming clearer that there are two economies -- one for the very rich and another for the rest of us.

The Color of Wealth

The Color of Wealth

Sean Gonsalves, AlterNet. April 1, 2008.
To have a truly productive conversation about race we must address the wealth disparities that perpetuate racial inequality.

The World's Billionaires: A New Count, a New Record

The World's Billionaires: A New Count, a New Record

Sam Pizzigati, Too Much: A Commentary on Excess and Inequality. March 18, 2008.
Forbes' latest list of billionaires reveals a global concentration of wealth that has reached truly staggering proportions.

How Deep Will the Recession Go?

How Deep Will the Recession Go?

John Miller, Dollars and Sense. February 8, 2008.
The economic recovery underway since late 2001 is probably over. Too bad many Americans never got to experience it.

Elite Universities Hoard Education Funds

Elite Universities Hoard Education Funds

Sam Pizzigati, Too Much: A Commentary on Excess and Inequality. February 5, 2008.
Throwing money at the nation's top colleges and universities perpetuates educational inequality.

Want to Stimulate the Economy? Tax the Wealthy

Want to Stimulate the Economy? Tax the Wealthy

Chuck Collins, AlterNet. January 24, 2008.
Underlying our economic crisis is a polarization of income and wealth.

New Book Makes Dangerous Claim That Inequality Is Genetic

New Book Makes Dangerous Claim That Inequality Is Genetic

Jesse Reynolds, AlterNet. January 18, 2008.
Gregory Clark's book A Farewell to Alms suggests that race- and class-based inequality is inherent -- perhaps even deserved.

Baloney, Inequality and Mitt's Family Fortune

Baloney, Inequality and Mitt's Family Fortune

Sam Pizzigati, AlterNet. January 8, 2008.
Mitt Romney's family history offers insights into America's recent past. But don't hold your breath waiting for Mitt to share it.

How Conservatives Manipulate People Into Voting Against Their Best Interests

How Conservatives Manipulate People Into Voting Against Their Best Interests

Digby, Common Sense. December 7, 2007.
Pseudopopulist conservatives have destroyed reason.

How to Really Love Your Country: Five Objectives for True Patriots

How to Really Love Your Country: Five Objectives for True Patriots

Paul Buchheit, AlterNet. December 4, 2007.
A Top 5 list of criteria for a better America.

Warren Buffett to Congress: Keep Taxing the Mega-Rich

Warren Buffett to Congress: Keep Taxing the Mega-Rich

Chuck Collins, AlterNet. November 19, 2007.
Calls "death tax" rhetoric "intellectually dishonest" and "clever, Orwellian and dead wrong."

Deregulating the American Dream

Deregulating the American Dream

Sam Pizzigati, Too Much: A Commentary on Excess and Inequality. November 15, 2007.
Scholars and activists gathered in North Carolina gathered recently to examine a series of political decisions that have privileged the powerful.

When CEOs Get Huge Pay for Shoddy Performance

When CEOs Get Huge Pay for Shoddy Performance

Sam Pizzigati, Too Much: A Commentary on Excess and Inequality. November 7, 2007.
Amid the sub-prime mortgage meltdown, a Merrill Lynch CEO finds himself ushered out the door. Can we learn a lesson from his reckless rush to glory?

Bring on the Recession

Bring on the Recession

George Monbiot, Monbiot.com. November 1, 2007.
How else will the destructive effects of growth be stopped?

What If the Rich Never Stopped Getting Richer and Everyone Else Continued to Tread Water?

What If the Rich Never Stopped Getting Richer and Everyone Else Continued to Tread Water?

Sam Pizzigati, Too Much: A Commentary on Excess and Inequality. October 22, 2007.
A new novel envisions a near and fearsome future that just might scare America straight to a more equitable here and now.

Trickle-Up Economics: New Report Reveals Staggering Global Wealth Concentration

Trickle-Up Economics: New Report Reveals Staggering Global Wealth Concentration

Sam Pizzigati, Too Much: A Commentary on Excess and Inequality. October 8, 2007.
A new business study on global household wealth documents how the world's wealth is continuing to concentrate in the pockets of the awesomely affluent.

When the Rich Make Too Much: Is it Time for a Maximum Wage?

When the Rich Make Too Much: Is it Time for a Maximum Wage?

Sam Pizzigati, Too Much: A Commentary on Excess and Inequality. September 13, 2007.
One of the world's most honored public intellectuals, writing in a premiere policy journal, is calling for limits on income and fortunes.

Are Corporate Titans Really Worth the Billions They Suck In?

Are Corporate Titans Really Worth the Billions They Suck In?

Sarah Anderson, Sam Pizzigati, AlterNet. September 12, 2007.
Is the labor of corporate CEOs really hundreds of times more valuable than the labor of other leaders?

Thirty Years: Difference in Life Expectancy Between the World's Rich and Poor

Thirty Years: Difference in Life Expectancy Between the World's Rich and Poor

Jeremy Laurance, The Independent UK. September 11, 2007.
Social status is the key to tackling health inequalities worldwide.

"NBA Syndrome" Helps Fuel Spiralling Inequality

Paul Buchheit, AlterNet. September 10, 2007.
An exaggerated belief, especially among men, that they will be successful in competitive situations may be what's preventing an uprising among working Americans.

Black Americans Under Attack

Black Americans Under Attack

Amaad Rivera, Black Agenda Report. September 5, 2007.
War, racism and economic exploitation continue to erode the path for the poor and Black Americans to get merit for their work and obtain the wealth they deserve.