Economic inequality

Opinion: House Resolution Denouncing Socialism Distracts from GOP’s Real Authoritarian Agenda

Opinion: House Resolution Denouncing Socialism Distracts from GOP’s Real Authoritarian Agenda

When one starts to put two and two together, it starts to sound like this kind of “anti-socialist” ideology is…

1 year ago

Opinion: Don’t be Fooled By Liz Cheney’s “Stand”: There Is No Conservative Conscience In GOP

The problem Cheney and the other never-Trumpers have with Trump and the current Republican Party is that it has exposed…

3 years ago

Opinion: Trump’s Economic Policies Undermine Democracy and National Security

In the last Democratic debate, candidates challenged the narrative that record-setting stock market performance and historically low unemployment rates signal…

4 years ago

Meritocracy is the poisonous cause of, not the antidote for, the college admissions scandal

The outrage the college admissions scandal has inspired tends to be directed at those it deems undeserving, not at meritocracy…

5 years ago

GOP Trickle Down Has 70% of Americans Near Financial Calamity

Instead of changing course and helping the majority of the population, Republicans still propose heaping wealth on the rich and…

9 years ago

Boehner’s SOTU Fact-Checking Blames Obama for Income Inequality

The sad fact of Republican fact-checking is that their fact-checking needs to be fact-checked, and this was never more true…

9 years ago

Rick Perry Quotes Jesus To Justify Income Inequality and Poverty

Perry's message is clear; there is no reason to address poverty, income inequality, or make any effort to help those…

9 years ago

Thanks, Obama! 2014 Is Best Year For Job Growth Since Bill Clinton Was President

The Bureau of Labor Statistics unveiled the latest jobs report Friday and the results blew out all expectations as the…

9 years ago

Business and Wall Street Agree: Republicans Are Killing the Economy

Now, after over five years of economists' warnings, banks, Wall Street, and the preponderance of retailers have joined Democrats in…

10 years ago

Who Really Knows How To Address Income Inequality And Save Us From The Grave?

So how exactly can we address income inequality by simply asking everyone to learn new skills and find a better…

10 years ago

Proof That Republicans Are Creating Poverty: America Is Number One In Low Wage Jobs

According to new research on America's world-leading economic inequality, the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) reported that in…

10 years ago

How to Create Policies to Address Income Inequality? De-Mythologize Upward Mobility

Rather than asking individuals to increase their value, we need to transform how we as a society value the work…

10 years ago

Another Solid Jobs Report Shows Why Republicans Are Laser Focused On Fake Scandals

On Friday, the Bureau of Labor Statistics released the jobs report for the month on May. For the fourth month…

10 years ago

Today It’s President Obama Fighting For the Opportunities That Dr. King Sought

Today it is President Obama fighting Republicans to give all Americans the opportunities Dr. King sought for people of color,…

10 years ago

Republicans Go Mad As Pope Francis and President Obama Deliver The Same Economic Message

Republican evangelicals have gone mad with rage as Pope Francis and President Obama are delivering the same rejection of their…

10 years ago

Democrats Need To Rally Around the Issue of Income Inequality in America

As sick as we might all be of partisan infighting, this is a battle we need to have. This isn't…

10 years ago

Bill O’Reilly Asks Fox News Viewers to Pray for Every Wealthy Person In America

Bill O'Reilly has asked his viewers to pray for people he feels are in imminent danger; every affluent person in…

10 years ago

Republicans Are Making Sure That the Economic Recovery Only Benefits the Rich

If Americans have learned only one thing about the economic recovery, it is that Republicans will make sure the only…

10 years ago

The American People Rise Up and Demand an End to Government Favoritism of the Rich

After decades of declining incomes an overwhelming majority of Americans finally realize their government exists to favor the rich, and…

10 years ago

It’s Obvious That Democrats Did All the Compromising on The Budget Agreement

it was fairly clear by the giddy-ass grin on Paul Ryan's face that Senator Murray likely did all the compromising…

10 years ago

Stop Complaining Republicans, the Minimum Wage Should be $22.62 an Hour

Republicans who are wont to claim they speak for all Americans say the people oppose higher wages, but if the…

10 years ago

Senator Elizabeth Warren And The New Economic Populism

Will Senator Elizabeth Warren's political economic populist movement change US economics and politics now and in the future?

10 years ago

Republicans To Spend August Recess Promoting Poverty Creating Policies

Republicans will spend three weeks promoting the policies that drove 4 out of 5 Americans into unemployment, near or at…

11 years ago

The Republican Class War Has Contributed Greatly To America’s Growing Inequality

The Republican class war has, for well over a decade, contributed greatly to income inequality that hastens America's rush to…

11 years ago

Martin Luther King’s Dream is Unattainable So Long as Republicans Promote Inequality

As the nation remembers Dr. Martin Luther King's dream of an America where all men are created equal, it is…

11 years ago

Why Will So Many of the 47% Still Vote for Romney-Ryan?

It would be self-defeating for members of the 47% to vote for Romney-Ryan, so why are so many still going…

12 years ago