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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As San Francisco Wages Rise, Questions Emerge About Enforcement
Getting the minimum wage raised was the easy part. The bigger challenge is ensuring the legislation has teeth.
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U.S. Incomes Fell Last Year - Except for the Rich, Of Course
In fresh data that adds fire to a growing debate over income inequality, the Labor Department says Americans on average saw income decline for the second straight year in the 12 months to June 2014.
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A Fight for Union Rights Hits Major Hotel Chains In San Francisco
Unionized hotel workers from across the city are demanding the Chesapeake Lodging Trust – which owns Le Meridien and Hyatt Fisherman’s Wharf – allow workers to choose whether or not they want to unionize.
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Obama’s Budget Proposal Takes Aim At the Wealthy
President Obama plans to propose raising $320 billion over the next 10 years in new taxes targeting wealthy individuals and big financial institutions to pay for new programs designed to help lower- and middle-income families
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The Year in Inequality: Racial Disparity Can No Longer Be Ignored
There’s no way policymakers can adequately address inequality in the United States overall without recognizing the effects of the racial wealth gap.
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Bucking Economic "Recovery," Living Wage Disparity Shows Rising Inequality In Britain
Despite some economic recovery, nearly 5.3 million Brits are paid less than a living wage.
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The Billion Dollar A Month Club: A Runaway Transfer of Wealth to the Super-Rich
As the stock market climbs to new heights, and the regulations that once protected the majority of Americans have disappeared, is it time to admit our society is split beyond repair?
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It's the Inequality, Stupid: Achieving Doughnut Economics to Solve Climate Change
There is a safe and just, sweet spot between social and planetary boundaries – and we need to find our way into this doughnut, quickly, by tackling today's vast resource inequalities.
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Rising to the Top: 5 Stunning Facts About Our Vanishing Middle Class Wealth
With the 1% raking it in like never before, people in the U.S. and around the world are being rapidly divided into two classes: the well-to-do and the lower-income majority.
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As Scotland Vote Nears, Fragmentation and Sharp Disunity In A U.K. That Isn't So United
Britain’s political system is broken to the point where many people in Northern England actually want to join Scotland to escape austerity measures.
