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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Why Koch-Funded "Generation Opportunity" Is A Big Zero for America's Youth
It's time to debunk far right, corporatist, big business propaganda when it masquerades as an opportunity for young people to engage in politics.
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Recognition, Representation, Redistribution: "A Precariat Charter" for Systemic Change
Guy Standing's new book provides a timely framework to analyze Europe's rightward populist shift while offering specific proposals to move us beyond our current socio-economic crises.
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The War on Want: Challenging Inequality and War as Pillars that Prop Up Capitalism
Inequality is not a by-product of the system. Inequality is the central point of the capitalism.
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Inequality and Poverty Causing Shocking Number of Child Deaths in Great Britain
Child health experts in the U.K. are now warning that social and economic inequalities have become a matter of life or death.
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Move Over, D.C: The Minimum Wage Fight Is Going Local Across the Nation
From San Diego and L.A. to cities across the Bay Area, and from South Dakota to Arkansas, policy makers are looking to raise local wage floors, reflecting the growing economic insecurity of working families.
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Of Course The U.S. Is An Oligarchy — Because We Keep Electing The Rich
For the last seven years, I’ve been studying the startling economic gulf between ordinary Americans and the people who represent them in the halls of power.
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Pope Renews Call for Wealth Redistribution As U.S. Religious Progressives Gain Ground
Pope Francis on Friday cited the Bible in his call for a “legitimate redistribution of economic benefits,” while social scientists see a growing U.S. religious movement for social justice.
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The World Could See Its First Trillionaire in 25 Years
The world's first trillionaire could emerge within 25 years, forecasters claim, with Bill Gates widely seen as the frontrunner.
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General Electric Won't Pay Taxes – While Its CEO Blows $343,000 on Travel Expenses
The resurgence of elite travel perks signals that the decline of corporate jet spending following the financial crisis was just a brief moment of public shaming – and not a lasting shift in corporate culture.
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Beware "An Economy As Prone to Collapse As a Plate Spinning on a Stick"
Since 1980, inequality in the United States has risen enormously, yet household spending has increased to historic highs.
