America Needs a New G.I. Bill
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...
Racial Equality
Wealth of 400 Billionaires = Wealth of All 41 Million African-Americans
The Dizzying Racial Wealth Divide The billionaires that make up the “Forbes 400” list have as much wealth as the entire African-American population of the U.S., over 41 million people,...
Dr. King’s Nightmare: Our Top-Heavy America
The wealth possessed by America's 400 richest billionaires now equals the collective net worth of all the nation's African-American households. By Bob Lord [caption id="attachment_6053" align="alignright" width="300"] Dr. Martin Luther...
Britain Comes Clean on Slave Fortunes
One hundred eighty years after abolishing slavery, the United Kingdom is coming clean about fortunes founded on slave ownership and the slave trade. While it took a bloody civil war...