Category Archives: RESOURCES

It’s the Inequality, Stupid

Posted on Friday, February 25, 2011 by meganwilson

By Dave Gilson and Carolyn Perot Mother Jones A huge share of the nation’s economic growth over the past 30 years has gone to the top one-hundredth of one percent, who now make an average of $27 million per household. … Continue reading →

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Introducing The ‘American Dream’ Movement

Posted on Tuesday, February 22, 2011 by meganwilson

Photo Credit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/donnabellasangels/3364865064/ By Van Jones HUFFINGTON POST In the past 24 months, those of us who longed for positive change have gone from hope to heartbreak. But hope is returning to America — at last — thanks largely to … Continue reading →

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Who is more valuable: One hedge fund manager or one teacher?

Posted on Monday, February 21, 2011 by meganwilson

By Robert Reich HUFFINGTON POST Last year, America’s top thirteen hedge-fund managers earned an average of $1 billion each. One of them took home $5 billion. Much of their income is taxed as capital gains — at 15 percent — … Continue reading →

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Retiring Boomers Find 401(k) Plans Fall Short

Posted on Saturday, February 19, 2011 by meganwilson

By E.S. Browning The Wall Street Journal They were a gold mine for money-management firms. In 30 years, the 401(k) went from a small program to a multi-trillion-dollar industry supporting thousands of financial planners and money managers. The 401(k) generation … Continue reading →

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Gambling On Hunger: Amid A Food Crisis, Why Do Republicans Want To Keep Regulators At Bay?

Posted on Thursday, February 17, 2011 by meganwilson

By Zach Carter and Ryan Grim HUFFINGTON POST Big price spikes are good for traders holding onto wheat or oil contracts, allowing them to stuff more money into their wallets while families struggling to make ends meet thousands of miles … Continue reading →

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Obama’s Big Budget Cut Proposals Target The Poor

Posted on Thursday, February 10, 2011 by meganwilson

By Arthur Delaney HUFFINGTON POST WASHINGTON — As Democrats and Republicans wrangle over fiscal austerity and the shape of the 2012 federal budget, the White House is targeting programs in the $4 trillion budget that benefit low-income Americans. It’s a … Continue reading →

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Gap Between Rich And Poor Named 8th Wonder Of The World

Posted on Wednesday, January 26, 2011 by meganwilson

The Onion “It’s breathtaking,” said Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein, a longtime champion and benefactor of the rift’s conservation. “After all we’ve been through in recent years, there’s no greater privilege than watching it grow bigger and bigger each day. … Continue reading →

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Think Again: American Decline

Posted on Monday, January 24, 2011 by meganwilson

By Gideon Rachman Foreign Policy “We’ve Heard All This About American Decline Before.” This time it’s different. It’s certainly true that America has been through cycles of declinism in the past. Campaigning for the presidency in 1960, John F. Kennedy … Continue reading →

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Why You Should Feel Cheated, Deceived and Sickened by America’s Stunning Inequality, Even If You’re Doing Well

Posted on Sunday, January 16, 2011 by meganwilson

By Paul Buchheit AlterNet If middle- and upper-middle-class families had the same share of the economic pie as in 1980, they’d be making an average of $12,500 more per year. Why should a relatively prosperous upper-middle-class family care about inequality? … Continue reading →

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2010 Hottest Year on Record: The Graph That Should Be on the Front Page of Every Newspaper

Posted on Friday, January 14, 2011 by meganwilson

By Peter H. Gleick HUFFINGTON POST Climate change is worsening, fast. The National Climate Data Center of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has just announced that for the entire planet, 2010 is the hottest year on record, tied with … Continue reading →

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