If Only it Were 99 Percent -- or Even 80 Percent -- Versus the Rich
Without the restoration of middle class jobs for Americans, the lights will not go back on and support for education will continue to fade.
Without the restoration of middle class jobs for Americans, the lights will not go back on and support for education will continue to fade.
Jess Coleman | Posted 05.14.2012
Historically, only about half the nation votes for the president every four years. That reality makes equal representation a far-fetched goal: How can everyone be represented when only half of us vote?
Richard Schiffman | Posted 04.17.2012
The insane feeding frenzy on Wall Street prior to the crash may be less about greed than a species of machismo. Money, for the rich, is not just a medium to purchase things; it is a measure of status in that rarefied world where you are judged by the heft of your take home pay.
The Huffington Post | Alexander Eichler | Posted 04.11.2012
President Obama may talk a big game about economic fairness, but his record on the issue doesn't quite match up. There are lots of reasons to think...
The Huffington Post | Alexander Eichler | Posted 04.10.2012
It doesn't just seem like America is dividing into two nations -- one where luxury spending is going strong, the other where more and more people can'...
Justine Rivero | Posted 05.27.2012
If you can afford your $3 latte or even a $300 discount Kate Spade purse, you can also afford to change your financial habits right now. What you cannot afford is a financial emergency down the line.
Terri Lee Freeman | Posted 05.19.2012
Ours is a region of breathtaking wealth and heartbreaking poverty. While our region's economy has led to economic prosperity for many on the middle and higher rungs of the ladder, residents on the bottom are being left behind.
Reuters | Posted 05.08.2012
NEW YORK, March 8 (Reuters) - The American south has the country's highest rates of economic inequality, while Midwestern counties are more economic...
The Huffington Post | Alexander Eichler | Posted 03.06.2012
America's homeless crisis is also a crisis of color. Black families were seven times more likely than white families to stay in homeless shelters i...
David Honig | Posted 05.05.2012
We are currently facing the greatest threat to first class citizenship, competitiveness, economic growth, and moral fiber as a nation since segregation. A deep digital divide exists at a critical point in our nation's history where we are transitioning from an industrial to a digital society.
The Huffington Post | Alexander Eichler | Posted 03.05.2012
Technically, the economy has been in recovery for two years. But it turns out the rich have been doing most of the recovering. In 2010 -- the first...
The Huffington Post | Alexander Eichler | Posted 02.23.2012
Growing numbers of rich Americans are welcoming the foreclosure crisis into their homes. Default rates for the nation's most expensive properties ...
Suzanne O'Malley | Posted 04.19.2012
"Quitting smoking is the single most important step smokers can take to improve their health," according to Dr. Norman Edelman, chief medical officer of the American Lung Association.
Gerry Hudson | Posted 04.18.2012
While the recent drop in unemployment numbers is great news, I wonder about how it will impact older African-American baby boomers. Our looming retirement security crisis, disproportionally affects African Americans, many of whom are retiring in poverty after a lifetime of work.
Corey Stern | Posted 04.15.2012
Wouldn't we want someone like Romney, with experience as a CEO and a self-acquired net worth of over $200 million to run our nation? Doesn't his past show that he's capable of leading us in the right direction?
Noam Chomsky | Posted 04.15.2012
American decline is real, though the apocalyptic vision reflects the familiar ruling class perception that anything short of total control amounts to total disaster.
Mathias Terheggen | Posted 04.11.2012
With few exceptions, the wealth disparity is growing steadily. What is new though is that within developed economies -- among them are some of the strongest globally -- the wealth gap is widening too.
AP | Posted 02.07.2012
BEIJING -- Chinese state media say the government plans to conduct a nationwide income survey to help it calculate a politically sensitive measure of ...
Kirsten West Savali | Posted 04.01.2012
The reason that the G.O.P. refuses to address the concepts of fairness and the wealth gap is because they are painfully aware that the corporate elite in this country are, in fact, getting rich off of the suffering of the working class.
The Huffington Post | Jillian Berman | Posted 03.27.2012
Say what you will about income inequality to ex-Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan, just don't blame the free market. In an op-ed for the Fin...
The Huffington Post | Alexander Eichler | Posted 01.25.2012
High in the Swiss Alps, the global wealth gap is being identified as a source of misery and unrest. Participants in the annual World Economic Forum...
The New York Times | ERIC PFANNER | Posted 01.25.2012
DAVOS, Switzerland -- A year ago at the World Economic Forum here, Jamie Dimon, the chief executive of JPMorgan Chase, lashed out at what he saw as un...
The Huffington Post | Alexander Eichler | Posted 01.25.2012
The president has the wealth gap on his mind. Obama identified the need for a level economic playing field as "the defining issue of our time" in h...
The Huffington Post | Bonnie Kavoussi | Posted 01.23.2012
Wealthy people possess more than just spending power. They also have more time to live than poor people do, a new study has found. The wealthiest p...
The Huffington Post | Jillian Berman | Posted 01.12.2012
The wealth gap in the U.S. has gotten to such a high level that maintaining it without hurting the economy is unsustainable, according to Alan Krueger...
Bernard Starr | Posted 05.16.2012