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The massive gap between rich and poor Americans costs the US economy more than $300 billion every year, study says
The top 10% is the only group to have their income share grow since 1979. That's slowing economic g…
Ben Winck
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CEOs like Jamie Dimon, Warren Buffett, and Elon Musk want the government to fight inequality and 'reignite the American dream'
These CEOs want the government to invest in American industry, ready students for the workforce, an…
Ethan Dodd
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Rising inequality risks regional collapse, climate catastrophe: Scientists
The book builds on the common mantra from social movements calling for "Systems Change Not Climate …
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The economic recovery is booming, but Black women are still getting left behind
In February, fewer Black women were actively looking for work and more were unemployed, even as rec…
Juliana Kaplan,Madison Hoff
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Lower-income Americans were twice as likely to lose pay because of COVID than more affluent people, and it shows how the pandemic revealed long-running inequities
New research shows yet again that Americans earning less, and Americans of color, were hit a lot ha…
Juliana Kaplan,Jason Lalljee
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A wealth tax on America's billionaires could cover the child tax credit extension — and the entire defense budget
A report finds that taxing people with over $5 million could bring in $928.39 billion a year. A one…
Juliana Kaplan,Madison Hoff
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Black investors say crypto is still key to building wealth even as digital assets see steep sell-off in 2022
Black investors are twice as likely to say crypto is their best investment option, according to a s…
Jennifer Sor
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A huge study of 20 years of global wealth demolishes the myth of 'trickle-down' and shows the rich are taking most of the gains for themselves
The bottom 50% of the world holds 2% of wealth, while the top 10% holds 76%, according to a huge da…
Juliana Kaplan,Andy Kiersz
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Megan Rapinoe suspects white people were angry that she kneeled in solidarity with Colin Kaepernick because they saw it as 'betraying their race'
In her new memoir — "One Life" — US Women's National Team star Megan Rapinoe discusses her decision…
Meredith Cash
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Why impact investing needs to be 'decolonized' to help the people most affected by climate change and inequity
People are seeing impact investing and ESG principles as vehicles for solving some of the world's b…
Durreen Shahnaz
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Biden's reported student loan plan is just a 'band aid' solution for communities of color, experts and borrowers say
Cancelling $10,000 in student debt may help borrowers of color. But experts say it fails to solve s…
Yoonji Han
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The top 0.1% got a nearly 10% percent raise in 2020 — that's five times more than the bottom 90%
The top 1% earned 13.8% of all wages in 2020, according to the Economy Policy Institute. That left …
Juliana Kaplan,Andy Kiersz
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America's middle class has shrunk over the last half century as the economy rewards some and punishes others
Upper-income households barely saw a dent in their incomes during the pandemic, while everyone else…
Juliana Kaplan
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Alysha Clark perfectly encapsulated the 2020 WNBA season while dedicating the Storm's championship to 'little Black girls and women across this country'
"The women of this league... are built to stand up for what is right in this world, and we are goin…
Meredith Cash
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The US is going backward in terms of social progress, a global survey shows
The Social Progress Index found an overall decline in US wellbeing and equality and relative to pee…
Marguerite Ward
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Democrats want to tax billionaires. Here's how much Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk, and Jeff Bezos would pay under their new plan.
Democrats are targeting 700 or so billionaires and economist Gabriel Zucman has calculated what the…
Juliana Kaplan,Joseph Zeballo…
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AI like ChatGPT could change the day-to-day of white-collar jobs the most and reverse decades of tech-driven inequality if we use it the right way
Automation shredded wages and job security for the blue-collar middle class. A new report found art…
Ethan Dodd
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Billionaires made enough during the pandemic to pay off everyone's student loans
Forget cancelling student debt. Americans for Tax Fairness found that billionaires' collective weal…
Juliana Kaplan,Ayelet Sheffey
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One reason the wealth gap keeps growing: Poorer Americans don't know when it's best to buy or sell a home
Richer and poorer Americans navigate their investments differently, specifically in relation to hom…
Alcynna Lloyd,Madison Hoff
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Half the world's population doesn't have healthcare, stable income, retirement plans, or childcare. The pandemic created a crossroads to change that.
A report from the International Labor Organization looked at access to social safety net programs a…