Income Inequality

Middle Class Crashed After 2000 And Hasn’t Recovered. Economists Are Worried.

Only half of earners today make more than their parents did.
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Trump's Federal Reserve Pick Said The Working Poor Aren't Taxed Enough

Stephen Moore also once noted that income inequality is a problem — and the solution is more billionaires.
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Abigail Disney Amplifies Her Fight Against Pay Inequity In Her Family's Empire

The heir to the entertainment giant wrote a Washington Post op-ed based on her efforts to get Disney's leaders to fix the company's income gap.
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Congresswoman Stumps Jamie Dimon With Question About Employee's Income

The CEO couldn't explain to the California lawmaker how his own employee should deal with a $567 monthly shortfall.
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I Have A Bachelor's Degree And Still Work 4 Jobs To Make Ends Meet

My degree is hardly a topic of any conversation and certainly not a point of pride.
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26 Billionaires Own The Same Wealth As The Poorest 3.8 Billion People

A new economic system is needed to tackle rampant inequality, says a new Oxfam report.
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Pam Anderson Tweets About Paris Riots, And The World Takes Notice

She said income inequality was a key reason for Saturday's unrest.
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Opinion | American Democracy Is Still Under Existential Threat

The midterm elections were a move in the right direction. But grave challenges remain.
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Executive Pay Is Surging And There's A New Idea To Give Workers A Cut

Sen. Elizabeth Warren wants employees to have a seat at the boardroom table — several, in fact.
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'Generation Wealth' Is A Wild Peek Into The 1 Percent, Where Women Just Can't Win

Lauren Greenfield's documentary is a dizzying (and flawed) portrait of our new, debased American dream.
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