On AlterNet: wealth gap

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A New Declaration of Independence: 10 Ideas for Taking America Back from the 1%

Alex Pareene, Salon. October 31, 2011.

The weight of the 1 Percent has become intolerable. How can we take our country back? Here's a fresh draft.

How the Organ Transplant System Is Stacked Against the Most Needy, and Why You Should Be a Donor

Kristen Gwynne, AlterNet. August 19, 2011.

Racial bias is built into the organ transplant process, leaving poor minorities to suffer life-threatening disadvantages. But there's something you can do to help.

Women Lose Big in Racial Wealth Gap

Courtney Young, Women's Media Center. August 17, 2011.

Much has been reported on the staggering racial wealth gap in the United States, but what are the particular implications for women of color?

CEO of Walmart Makes in One Hour What the Average Employee Makes In a Year: How Skyrocketing Inequality Is Hurting America

Sarah Jaffe, AlterNet. June 20, 2011.

A new report shows exactly who the top 0.1 percent of Americans with all the wealth are. The question is, what can we do about it?

Black-White Wealth Gap Continues to Widen in U.S.

Susan Wallace, AlterNet AlterNet: PEEK. March 23, 2009.

And the econopocalypse ain't gonna help.

The Audacity of Hope Tackles the Enormity of Inequality

Sam Pizzigati, Too Much: A Commentary on Excess and Inequality. February 14, 2009.

Our new White House has begun a counterattack against the grand divide between the rich and everyone else. It will be an uphill battle.

Don't Worry, the Ultra-Rich Are Doing All Right

Rob Larson, AlterNet. November 26, 2008.

The obscenely wealthy still have enough money to buy massive super-yachts and overpriced art.