income inequality
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MORIAL: Raise the Wage Act a Long-Overdue Dose of Economic Reality
Income inequality in the United States is out of control and threatens not just economic stability of our nation, but…
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New Report: Despite Progress, Deep Inequality Plagues Black America
By Stacy M. Brown (NNPA News Wire Contributor) In 1976, then-President Gerald Ford delivered the annual “State of the Union…
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Survey: US More Competitive Globally, But Inequality a Risk
JOSH BOAK, AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Income inequality will remain a persistent problem despite brighter prospects for U.S.…
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Rising Inequality Holding Back Economic Growth, Report Warns
GREG KELLER, Associated Press PARIS (AP) — The widening gap between haves and have-nots in much of the developed world…
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Obama Defends ‘Respectability Politics’ Speeches Criticized by Black Progressives
(Slate) – President Obama appeared on a Georgetown-sponsored public policy panel Tuesday and, in addition to making everyone laugh a…
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Obama: Stereotypes on Left, Right a Hurdle to Ending Poverty
NANCY BENAC, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — It wasn’t your typical panel discussion: President Barack Obama sat down Tuesday with…
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Challenging Economic Racism in America — Part II
By Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. NNPA Columnist There are many different manifestations of racism in America and throughout the…
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Black Families Must Focus on Asset Building
By Charlene Crowell NNPA Columnist As the wealthy few continue to prosper, the rest of the nation is caught…
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Why More Education Won’t Fix Economic Inequality
(New York Times) – Suppose you accept the persuasive data that inequality has been rising in the United States and…
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Income Inequality: It’s Also Bad for Your Health
Margot Sanger-Katz, THE NEW YORK TIMES (The New York Times)—We know that living in a poor community makes you less…
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