In the ongoing struggle for worker justice, we may need a little 19th century wisdom. By Claire Goldstene [caption id="attachment_7932" align="alignright" width="283"] In the 19th century, labor organizers emphasized the...
America’s most typical adults would be three-times richer if the United States distributed wealth as equally as France does. How much does inequality cost the average American family? What price...
The late Mario Cuomo's political vision is a reminder of the path America didn't take. By Sheila Suess Kennedy When the media reported that former New York Governor Mario Cuomo...
Right out of the blocks, House Democrats are pushing a tax reform in the 114th Congress that responds to public concerns over the persistently wide gaps between CEO and worker pay.
British epidemiologists Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett have changed how the world thinks about economic inequality — and they have a wealth of new insights to share. [caption id="attachment_6908" align="alignright"...
We're now going on 7 years since the 2008 financial crisis made inequality a hot topic for Americans. Looking back on 2014, it's easy to see inequality remains a top...
A handy yardstick for gauging how rapidly our wealth is concentrating.
Conservative economists tried to embarrass Thomas Piketty at the American Economic Association annual meeting in Boston. They ended up embarrassing only themselves.
Don't let inequality apologists spin global numbers to dismiss concerns over our top-heavy economic order.
The 2015 Congressional spending bill was a holiday giveaway to special interests. [caption id="attachment_7688" align="alignright" width="300"] In the 2015 spending bill, Congress spread holiday cheer to the 1 percent.[/caption] By...
The debasement of faculty labor over the past decade is really a battle over what happens inside the classroom. By Claire Goldstene [caption id="attachment_7608" align="alignright" width="300"] Adjunct unionization is on...
