Wealth Distribution

What Increases The Likelihood Of Teenage Pregnancy

The Huffington Post | Khadeeja Safdar | Posted 04.04.2012

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While plenty of research confirms that living in poverty increases the chances of teen pregnancy, new information suggests that when low-income teenag...

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Romney Sets Expectations For Next Fight

AP/The Huffington Post | Posted 01.11.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Former Gov. Mitt Romney is conceding he's got "an uphill climb" in South Carolina, where he finished fourth in 2008, despite season-open...

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Large Majority Of Americans Want More Wealth Redistribution

The Huffington Post | Bonnie Kavoussi | Posted 12.26.2011

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The economic grievances articulated by the Occupy Wall Street movement may represent the views of not just the fringe, but a large majority of America...

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Boob! Why Don't You Buck Like Thunder?

Susie Bright | Posted 11.08.2011

If I were president, I would not be making a speech about jobs. This is Superman time: Lights, Camera, Shut-up, Action. I'd do something or die trying.

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Reagan on a Unicorn: Imagining a Republican Paradise

Mark Olmsted | Posted 09.17.2011

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A utopia only for the rich is no utopia at all. Americans have to decide whether they are going to continue to chase after an unobtainable mirage, or choose to construct a society where the vast majority have the same chance at a happy and prosperous life as the lucky few.

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Debt for Dummies: Who We Really Owe the Money to

Mark Olmsted | Posted 08.24.2011

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So this is how things are: People work. They get paid. They put their money in banks. These are called deposits. Other people manage the money of th...

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Study: Recession Hit Working-Class And Black Families The Hardest

HuffingtonPost.com | Laura Bassett | Posted 05.30.2011

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Working class and African Americans families suffered disproportionately in the Great Recession, says a new study by economists at the progressive-lea...

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Rich and Poor

Jeff Danziger | Posted 05.25.2011

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No Pizza, No Peace: The New Poor and the Coming Blowback

Mark Olmsted | Posted 05.25.2011

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Everyone has been so focused on the froth of the Tea Party that no one seems to be considering the long term political impact of this giant pool of recently disenfranchised Americans.

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We're Now Number 77 in Income Inequality (Tied With Turkmenistan)

Gar Alperovitz | Posted 05.25.2011

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The top one percent of American taxpayers increased their share of the nation's total pre-tax adjusted gross income from 10 percent in 1980 to 23.5 percent in 2007. These are not routine numbers.

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Obama's Health Care Is 'The Biggest Attack' On Wealth Inequality In 20 Years: NYT

nytimes.com | David Leonhardt | Posted 05.25.2011

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For all the political and economic uncertainties about health reform, at least one thing seems clear: The bill that President Obama signed on Tuesday ...

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Is Undercover Boss the Most Subversive Show on Television?

Arianna Huffington | Posted 05.25.2011

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Undercover Boss is the kind of popular entertainment that can start out as one thing but morph into something that turns a spotlight on just how out of touch America's corporate chiefs are.

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