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Closing the Revolving Door: Income Inequality, Wage Stagnation & Deficits Make an Urgent Case for Campaign Finance Reform

On By The Social CriticIn Economics & Globalization, Politics & Public PolicyLeave a comment

If poor people knew how rich rich people are, there would be riots in the streets. — Chris Rock The wealthiest 20 individuals in the United States — a group small enough to fly together on a Gulfstream jet — have as much wealth as the 152 million people who comprise the bottom half of …

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The Man Who Foretold Our Economic Fate

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Over the past 40-some years the U.S. economy has become largely service based. At more than $40 trillion in debt with about $1T added every 100 days, it's instructive to look back on how many earlier financial warnings we ignored.

Job Loss Breaks Social Ties — Starting Over

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Sociologists followed a Wisconsin graduating class for over 45 years and found that when career circumstances change for the worse, social ties tend to break. Hard times may be temporary, but the isolation may be permanent. Learn how to fight back.