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Showdown in Chicago

Richard Trumka | Posted 10.22.2009 | Business

Read More: American Bankers Association, CEO Pay, Chicago, Lobbyists, Derivatives, Financial Reform, Federal Reserve, Afl-Cio, Goldman Sachs, Labor, Unemployment, Wall Street, Hedge Funds, Ceos, Consumer Financial Protection Agency, Union Blogs, Bonuses, Unions, Inequality, Bankers, Joblessness, Recession, Labor Unions, Economic Recovery, Business News
Richard Trumka

We're gathering outside the American Bankers Association meeting to demand reform that will allow us to rebuild our communities, our lives and the real economy. We've got a lot to rebuild.

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Who is Kidding Whom? The Shriver Report on Women

Lisa Solod Warren | Posted 10.22.2009 | Living

Read More: Maria Shriver, Women, Housework, Feminism, Inequality, The Shriver Report, Living News
Lisa Solod Warren

Our children and our husbands or partners might benefit from reading the report. Maybe then, they would take us seriously when we say we just can't handle any more on our plate right now.

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No Slacks In The Office: Gail Collins And Lesley Stahl Relive the Birth of Feminism

wowOwow | Posted 10.21.2009 | Living

Read More: Women's Rights, Women, Relationships, Gender Inequality, Lesley Stahl, Power, Feminism, Gail Collins, Inequality, Gender, Living News

With the release of When Everything Changed, Gail Collins's new book, Lesley and Gail recount the amazing revolution of American women from 1960 to th...

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The Color of Health Care Reform

Deepak Bhargava | Posted 10.07.2009 | Politics

Read More: Latinos, Health Care Reform, African-Americans, Income Inequality, Inequality, Politics News
Deepak Bhargava

Suffice it to say that if Congress fails to deliver the public option that a majority of Americans want, it's communities of color that have the most to lose.

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Perfect Imperfection -- A Vision of a Translucent World

Arjuna Ardagh | Posted 09.29.2009 | Impact

Read More: Global Revolution, Global Domination, Opportunity, Breakdown of Civilization, Optimism, Corporate Greed, Hitler, Paradigm, Intention, VáClav Havel, Inequality, Stalin, James Bond, Genghis Khan, Impact News
Arjuna Ardagh

The threat to our world's stability comes from a collective expression of greed, embodied by global corporations, which put profit before integrity. Will you do something about it?

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Are We Happier in France? An Expat Explains

Vivian Norris de Montaigu | Posted 09.15.2009 | Business

Read More: Paris, L.A., Bruni, France, Poverty, Unemployment, Sarkozy, Financial Crisis, Poor, Rich, Public Education, Health Care, Inequality, Happiness, Business News
Vivian Norris de Montaigu

I think I am. We earn a lot less salary-wise, but my child is in a great public school, we have great health care, live near free parks, museums, and the pollution level is down.

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The Modesty of Hope

Hoyt Hilsman | Posted 09.24.2009 | Politics

Read More: Public Health Insurance Plan, American Exceptionalism, Public Option, President Obama, Congress, Health Insurance, American Dream, Insurance Companies, Single Payer, Sarah Palin, Socialized Medicine, Health Care Reform, Universal Health Care, Medicare, Medical Costs, Cable News, Public Health Care Option, Town Hall Meetings, Health Care, Inequality, Politics News
Hoyt Hilsman

Since the dawn of the Industrial Age, and even before, there has been a deep strain of exceptionalism in the American character.

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Sotomayor and the Fundamentals of Diversity and Affirmative Action

Jim Wallis | Posted 08.20.2009 | Politics

Read More: Supreme Court, Justice Powell, Empathy, Perspective, Quota System, Justice Lewis Powell, Affirmative Action, America, Conservative, Image of God, Brian McLaren, Story of Creation, Justice, Constitution, Affirmative Action Policies, Hispanic, God, Tower of Babel, Confirmation Hearing, David Brooks, Hispanic Woman, Diversity, Race, Racism, Jonathan Sacks, Judge Sonia Sotomayor, Segregation, Regents of the University of California v Bakke, New York Times, Inequality, Creation, Sonia Sotomayor, Politics News
Jim Wallis

In the story of creation in Genesis we see that the image of God is best reflected not through sameness, but through the breadth that exists within the grand diversity of creation.

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Addressing America's Health Apartheid

Deepak Bhargava | Posted 07.18.2009 | Home

Read More: Health Care Reform, Racism, Race, Health Care, Income Inequality, Inequality, Home News
Deepak Bhargava

We have a storied history in this country of not talking about issues of race and ethnicity. The health care reform debate is proceeding no differently.

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When the Exception Proves the Rule

Leah Hunt-Hendrix | Posted 07.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: Sonia Sotomayor Supreme Court, Obstacles, Fairness, Diversity, Inequality, Sonia Sotomayor, Politics News
Leah Hunt-Hendrix

Let's remember that we wouldn't consider their success a big deal if they weren't exceptional. These exceptions prove the rule. Which means there is a lot more work to be done.

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Sotomayor Racist?

Abby L. Ferber | Posted 06.28.2009 | Politics

Read More: Supreme Court, Newspaper Columnists, Women, Supreme Court Justices, Latinos, Politicians, Women of Color, Latinas, Racist, Obama, American Sociological Association, Prejudice, Race, Employment Discrimination, Clarence Thomas, Barack Obama, Gender, Patricia Hill Collins, Talk Radio, Conservatives, Editorials, Race for the American Dream, American Dream, Sex, Sonia Sotomayor, Conservative Talk Radio, Racism, Sotomayor, Wage Gap, Discrimination, Obama Supreme Court Nominee, Poverty Rate, Inequality, Histpanics, Politics News
Abby L. Ferber

The fact that these conservative politicians and commentators don't even see racism unless they feel it is directed against them is precisely why we need the voices of women of color on the court.

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A Step Towards Equal Opportunity

Beth Shulman | Posted 06.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: Economic Opportunity, Higher Education, Education Reform, Obama Education, Income Inequality, Inequality, Politics News
Beth Shulman

If we want to live up to our promise of equal opportunity, we need to increase the size and number of Pell grants and give loan priority to those who need it most, just as President Obama is proposing.

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Non Sequitur

Norman Horowitz | Posted 05.18.2009 | Politics

Read More: Rush Limbaugh, Compensation, Military Service, September 11th, Inequality, Politics News
Norman Horowitz

I am a "non sequitor" specialist. I do infer improper conclusions that do not logically follow the premise of whatever. That great American Rush Li...

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Getting to the Roots of Hate Crime

Abby L. Ferber | Posted 05.18.2009 | Politics

Read More: Lgbt, Hate Crimes, Hate, Annual Day of Silence, Bullying, Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act, Mathew Shepard Act, State Hate Crime Statutues, Colorado, Harassment, Transgender, Gay, Oppression, Gender Identity, Gender Expression, Schools., Angie Zapata, Federal Hate Crime Law, Privilege, Inequality, Hate Crime, Carl Joseph Walker-Hoover, Politics News
Abby L. Ferber

If we are serious about protecting people from violence and crime simply because of their group identities, we must also take seriously their right to equality in the home, workplace, and school.

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Taxing Matters

Robert L. Borosage | Posted 05.15.2009 | Politics

Read More: Taxes, Wayward Democrats, Conservative Economics, Inequality, Tax Day, Estate Tax, Politics News
Robert L. Borosage

The Wall Street Journal editorializes about the evils of the estate tax. Ari Fleischer is trotted out to complain that "redistribution of income" through the tax code "is getting out of hand." Really?

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How the U.S. Tax Code Really Redistributes income

Beth Shulman | Posted 04.26.2009 | Business

Read More: Taxes, Low-Wage, Tax Code, Work, Inequality, Economy, Business News
Beth Shulman

The administration is attempting to more equitably distribute the benefits of tax entitlements by ensuring those at the bottom get the benefits that higher income taxpayers already receive.

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Our Moral Audit of the Budget

Jim Wallis | Posted 04.02.2009 | Politics

Read More: Market, White House, President, Social Justice, Debate, President Obama, Taxes, Washington, Proportion, Priorities, Poor, Wealth, Common Good, Social Responsibility, E.J. Dionne, Budgets, Justice, Capitalism, Faith, Health Care, Equality, Irs, Budget, Politics, Biblical, Community, Rich, Compassion, Federal Budget Proposal, Invisible Hand, Inequality, Economy, 100 Days, Obama Budget, Politics News
Jim Wallis

My prediction is that many in the faith community, especially those on the front lines of serving the poor, will rally around the principles and priorities of this budget.

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What Can You do as an Individual to Uplift Humanity?

Mallika Chopra | Posted 02.20.2009 | Living

Read More: President, Michelle Obama, Inauguration, Barack Obama, Helping the Needy, Charitable Gifts, Lifestyle, Charity, Service Nation, Helping Others, Obama Service Initiative, Obama Service, Charitable Giving, Helping the Homeless, Helping the Poor, Charitable Organizations, Intentions, Volunteering, Disease, Giving Back, Serving, Genocide, Living, Donations, Inequality, Living News
Mallika Chopra

The power that each of us has in our families, particularly as mothers, is incredible. We shape the world view, the biases, the sense of understanding and compassion in our children.

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Stimulus for All?

Sally Kohn | Posted 02.14.2009 | Politics

Read More: Jobs, Economic Stimulus Package, Health Care, Inequality, Barack Obama, Financial Crisis, Poverty, Politics News
Sally Kohn

Trying to revive our stalled and stumbling economy without addressing the fundamental problem of inequality that got us here is like trying to fix the flat tire on your car just by adding air.

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(R)Evolution -- We All Want to Change Your Head

Suzette Standring | Posted 12.11.2008 | Politics

Read More: Rock the Vote, Polls, Exit Polls, Martin Luther King, Obama Youth Vote, Voters, Civil Rights, Racism, Black Power, 18 to 24, Barack Obama, President, Election, Inequality, Younger Generation, Flower Power, Change We Can Believe In, Obama Hope, Obama Victory, Yes We Can, Obama Wins, President Obama, Obama Administration, 2008 Presidential Election, Obama Presidency, Obama Idealism, Politics News
Suzette Standring

This new multi-cultural, interracial, eco-green, techno-savvy, globally-minded young generation has made history.

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Dealing with Racism in the Age of Obama

Howard Winant | Posted 12.07.2008 | Politics

Read More: Democratic Convention, Racism, Social Movements, Social Justice, Civil Rights, Inequality, Barack Obama, Obama Racism, Political Pundits, Obama Wins, Obama Election Day, Election Day 2008, President Obama, Obama Administration, Election Results, 2008 Election, Chris Matthews, Obama Presidency, Barack Obama Civil Rights, Obama President, Politics News
Howard Winant

Obama's win hardly puts an end to this system of racism, but it's still momentous, because it shows us a way forward, a way to reduce if not eliminate racial injustice and inequality.

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Why Do We Hate the Poor?

Alden Loury | Posted 12.05.2008 | Chicago

Read More: John McCain, Poverty, Middle Class, Sarah Palin, Main Street, Joe Biden, 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Poverty Debate, Joe the Plumber, Inequality, Chicago News
Alden Loury

John McCain fell in love with Joe the Plumber and proclaimed that we were all like Joe. But no one has stood up so prominently for the millions of Americans who would gladly switch places with Joe.

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Concentrating the Wealth, Pt. 1

Terrance Heath | Posted 11.29.2008 | Politics

Read More: Tax Cuts, Taxes, Wealth, Income Inequality, Economy, Inequality, Alan Greenspan, Politics News
Terrance Heath

Last week I ventured into the "spreading the wealth" discussion with a post attempting to unpack one aspect of why even some people who migh...

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Inequality In Major US Cities Rivals Africa: Report

Reuters | Posted 11.23.2008 | Business

Read More: US Inequality, Economic Inequality, Cities, Inequality, US Cities, Business News

Major U.S. cities including New York, Washington, Atlanta and New Orleans have levels of economic inequality that rival cities in Africa, according to...

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Does it Matter That McCain's Family Owned Slaves?

Abby L. Ferber | Posted 11.22.2008 | Politics

Read More: Mccain, Race, Wealth, Civil Rights, Inequality, Slavery, John McCain, Politics News
Abby L. Ferber

The stories of both the Dewolfs and the McCains are significant for what they can teach us about the ongoing legacy of slavery and racism in the U.S.

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