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Top executive pay has skyrocketed by 997 percent in 36 years.
Developers often face public opposition, regulatory barriers and financial risks.
"The middle class is disappearing and it’s getting harder for the working poor to get by at all."
"Our economy is rigged to work great for those with money and power, while everyone else gets left behind — and Bob is doing everything he can to change that.”
WHAT'S HAPPENING
The former labor secretary has become the most entertaining critic of the nation’s unequal economy.
One driver says he was cut off from Uber's platform for refusing too many money-losing fares.
One driver says he earns $2.64 an hour after expenses.
The "mom and pop" business group is fighting California's lead paint ruling on behalf of three corporate defendants.
The 42nd Annual Meeting of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) got underway in earnest Wednesday at San Diego’s Manchester Grand Hyatt resort hotel.