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The War on (Poor) Women

April 9, 2015

by Claire Goldstene


Attacks on women's reproductive health are ultimately a war on poor women. By Claire Goldstene [caption id="attachment_8730" align="alignright" width="300"] Statewide campaigns to end abortion have led to shutting down women's...

Segregation’s Insidious New Face

March 2, 2015

by Inequality.org


Racial segregation dominated the American residential landscape for generations. We can’t afford, suggests the research of Stanford’s Sean Reardon, to let economic segregation have anywhere near as long a run....

Top 5 Inequality Moments of 2014

January 4, 2015

by Betsy Wood


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...

Accelerating Racial Wealth Inequality

December 13, 2014

by Chuck Collins


As protesters march through our cities, a new study dramatizes that at the heart of our racially fractured society is a hidden system of racial wealth inequalities. The marches in...

Dethroning Reagan’s ‘Welfare Queen’

December 7, 2014

by Sheila Kennedy


The reality of poor Americans' lives is far more complex than cultural stereotypes suggest. By Sheila Suess Kennedy [caption id="attachment_7539" align="alignright" width="166"] Despite evidence to the contrary, the myth of...

Republican Nostalgia for the Gilded Age

November 19, 2014

by Claire Goldstene


Though Republicans often feign nostalgia for the 1950s, they are actually more nostalgic for the Gilded Age. By Claire Goldstene [caption id="attachment_7472" align="alignright" width="300"] At least since Ronald Reagan, the...

Why the Rich Hate Popular Democracy

November 5, 2014

by Sheila Kennedy


Genuine democracy not only includes everyone, it's good for everyone. By Sheila Suess Kennedy Paul Krugman has a knack for telling it like it is. His recent column in The...

America Needs a New G.I. Bill

September 17, 2014

by Sheila Kennedy


A new G.I. Bill would go a long way towards making the lives of poor Americans—and by extension our nation—better.  By Sheila Suess Kennedy There are a number of policy...

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