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economic inequality

Woman in PPE holds up a vaccine
Economics
Global economic inequalities could grow worse with a vaccine for COVID-19
Wages for American workers are ticking upwards, but the US remains one of the world’s most inequitable nations, and one with a weak social safety net compared with other Western democracies.
Business, Finance & Economics
Wages for American workers are ticking upward, but the US remains one of the world’s most inequitable nations
US Senator Bernie Sanders holds a news conference after he announced his candidacy for the 2016 Democratic presidential nomination in Washington on April 30, 2015.
Global Politics
What can a socialist candidate achieve in America? Bernie Sanders will find out
Five cent coins are pictured in the air in front of the Federal Palace in Bern, Switzerland, during an event organised by the committee that delivered 126,000 signatures to the parliament to propose a minimum monthly disposal household income of CHF 2,500
Business, Economics and Jobs
$2750 a month for every adult, guaranteed? Switzerland’s considering it
Business, Economics and Jobs
Study find certain U.S. regions can keep poor people poor
China’s new leadership faces challenges in the new year
Development & Education
GlobalPost report finds income inequality, a global problem
Global Politics
Commentator says fiscal cliff negotiators are leaving poor behind
Business, Economics and Jobs
Wealthiest Americans see precipitous decline in incomes — still dominate
Conflict & Justice
President Obama’s International Argument Against Rising Income Inequality
A Growing Wealth Gap
How to Fight the Wealth Gap
Why The American Middle-Class Needs Unions
How to Fix the Persistent Gender Wage Gap
Why It’s So Hard to End Poverty in America
Edward Conard Argues for Income Inequality in ‘Unintended Consequences’
The New Trickle-Down Economics?
President Obama Encourages Technology-Driven Innovations in Education
State of the Union Address: Obama on the Economy
Hard Times for the ‘One Percent’?
Occupy Protesters’ Focus on Income Inequality ‘Just Plain Wrong’
Rep. Sandy Levin on Income Inequality
New CBO Report: The Rich Get Richer
Business, Economics and Jobs
Wealth gap between whites and minorities increases
Business, Economics and Jobs
Does income inequality lead to financial crisis?
Arts, Culture & Media
Income inequality may have big costs for economy, country
Global Politics
Unemployed… and obsolete?
Conflict & Justice
How to Close the Racial Wealth Gap