The American people clearly spoke, and the drubbing Democrats received requires looking beyond just issue polls, voting patterns, campaign strategy, or get-out-the-vote tactics.
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A More Equal Economy Would Mean a Happier Society
Four major and a host of minor factors have driven rising inequality over the past third of a century -- principal among them, a more regressive tax system and less willingness to invest in education.
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How Income Inequality is Stunting America's Growth
A growing body of economic research suggests that America's staggering level of income inequality is a direct factor behind the country's inability to grow and create jobs.
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When the Rich Hoard All the Toys
Our wealth has become so skewed that the top 1 percent possesses a greater collective worth than the entire bottom 90 percent - a level of inequality unusual by American historical and global standards alike.
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Politics and Plutocrats: A Parade of Inequality
How can we hope to make progress on the path to sustainability when the road is blocked by barricades of bullion backed by battalions of billionaires?
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Jimmy Carter: Citizens United, Financial Corruption Threaten Democracy
"We have one of the worst election processes in the world," the former president says.
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Will We Continue to Ignore the Poor?
We've got a problem in this country, though few politicians will say it out loud: poverty.
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It's Time for a Fair Tax Policy
Any discussion about the 1% and the 99% has to start with income.
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Only Knowledge Can Bring Revolution
Three years ago I found myself pouring over the SUNY Plattsburgh course catalogue to fulfill the university’s world systems requirement. I chose a study of the history of the Caribbean. About a month after I had entered Dr. Voss’s class, his academic leadership had drawn me into the Latin American Studies program.
