Inequality Focus
Diving into the policies that shape economic inequality in the United States.
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Why We're All In So Much Damn Debt
Why We're All In So Much Damn Debt
Facing higher costs and stagnant wages, Americans are more reliant on credit than ever before. Here's what it can tell us about the true state of the economy.
Tyson Plant Closure Devastates Small Town In Nebraska
Tyson Plant Closure Devastates Small Town In Nebraska
The beef plant employs almost one third of residents in Lexington, Nebraska. Here's why it's another display of corporate greed.
Trump Administration Won't Protect Wheelchair Passengers On Flights
Trump Administration Won't Protect Wheelchair Passengers On Flights
Trump DOT states it will not enforce new consumer protections for airline passengers using wheelchairs.
The Repair Monopoly
The Repair Monopoly
How companies exploit equipment repair restrictions. And how they hurt farmers, mechanics, and other users.
The McDonald's Warning
The McDonald's Warning
Faced with higher costs, lower-income customers are skipping McDonald's. What does it mean for the economy as a whole?
The Job Market Is Broken For Young College Graduates
The Job Market Is Broken For Young College Graduates
What the current data tells us about the job market for recent college graduates.
When Private Equity Gutted Toys "R" Us
When Private Equity Gutted Toys "R" Us
How private equity loaded Toys "R" Us with debt and put the iconic toy store out of business.
The Americans with Disabilities Act, 35 Years Later
The Americans with Disabilities Act, 35 Years Later
The ADA sought to expand economic opportunity for millions of Americans, but significant barriers still exist.
Why The CEO-To-Worker Pay Gap Has Gotten So Wide
Why The CEO-To-Worker Pay Gap Has Gotten So Wide
And why it wasn't always this way.
Rendezvous With Destiny
Rendezvous With Destiny
When Americans rejected extremism amid a broken economic system and turned to FDR's New Deal.
Let Freedom Ring
Let Freedom Ring
How economic inequality threatens individual liberty, undermines truly free markets, and betrays our country's founding principles.
Lincoln On Labor
Lincoln On Labor
Abraham Lincoln's 1859 speech before the Wisconsin State Agricultural Society and why it matters now more than ever.
NYC’s Broken School System
NYC’s Broken School System
How segregation continues to thrive in New York City's classrooms.
"They Shot Kennedy"
"They Shot Kennedy"
Remembering Bobby Kennedy and his unfinished mission for economic justice.
Elites Mock Medicaid Anxiety in Ohio
Elites Mock Medicaid Anxiety in Ohio
Ohioans with disabilities concerned about Medicaid cuts mocked by corporate elites as Congress moves to cut key health programs.
Wrestling With Labor
Wrestling With Labor
Why WWE's professional wrestlers are labeled "independent contractors" — and how they might finally be able to unionize.
Jobs At Risk In The Lehigh Valley
Jobs At Risk In The Lehigh Valley
Layoffs at Mack Trucks and manufacturing funding uncertainty hit eastern Pennsylvania.
John Deere Betrays Iowa
John Deere Betrays Iowa
Iowa workers face layoffs as John Deere shifts production to Mexico.
American Labor Rallies Behind Kilmar Abrego Garcia
American Labor Rallies Behind Kilmar Abrego Garcia
North America's Building Trades Unions calls for return of union member sent to El Salvador due to "administrative error."
Clinton's Fatal Error
Clinton's Fatal Error
How the seeds for the 2008 financial crisis were planted under the Clinton administration.
A Broken System
A Broken System
Neoliberalism Takes Flight
Neoliberalism Takes Flight
Can't Pass Go
Can't Pass Go
Trump Is Defunding Research That Could Have Saved My Dad's Life
Trump Is Defunding Research That Could Have Saved My Dad's Life
The Simpsons Problem
The Simpsons Problem
From Bethlehem to Staten Island
From Bethlehem to Staten Island
Economic Inequality Shifted Jersey Red
Economic Inequality Shifted Jersey Red
The Children Left Behind
The Children Left Behind
Elon's Big Short
Elon's Big Short
The Pricing Out of a Generation
The Pricing Out of a Generation
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