Tag Archives: income inequality

Income Inequality Is At The Highest Level In American History

Posted on July 3, 2016 by The Soul Brother

By Bryce Covert Last year was a good one for everyone’s income. But it was a much better year for the richest of the rich.According to a new analysis by economist Emmanuel Saez, Americans in the bottom 99 percent of … Continue reading →

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Getting Paid To Relax On Memorial Day? You Probably Aren’t A Low-Wage Worker

Posted on May 22, 2015 by The Soul Brother

By Dave Jamieson Each year, on the last Monday of May, millions of Americans ditch work to hit the beach, light up the barbecue or catch a ballgame in honor of those who died serving our country. To top it … Continue reading →

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Minimum wage protesters demand $15 an hour at McDonald’s headquarters

Posted on May 21, 2015 by The Soul Brother

By Tanja Babich Protestors dispersed before 10 a.m. Thursday after a peaceful, but loud rally outside McDonald’s corporate headquarters in Oak Brook, Ill. Douglas Hunter, who works at a McDonald’s in Austin, has pumped up the crowd at dozens of … Continue reading →

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Fewer Americans Think They’re Middle Class

Posted on May 19, 2015 by The Soul Brother

By Gillian B. White If you had to place yourself in a socioeconomic class, where would you land? That’s a tricky and personal question for most Americans. Education, income, and even parental wealth can all factor into class status, but … Continue reading →

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Baltimore’s secret history of death: Racism, corporate greed & the most infamous mass-poisoning in American history

Posted on May 6, 2015 by The Soul Brother

By Adam Gaffney http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/police-helicopter-flies-over-homes-as-people-participate-in-news-photo/472012174 Few now doubt the lethality of inequality. Unequal treatment under the law has resulted in case after case of Black lives lost, whether by gunshot, suffocation, or severed spine. And yet, as tragic as these individual … Continue reading →

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Rage, Race and Rebellion: Class Warfare and Frustration in African American Communities

Posted on May 6, 2015 by The Soul Brother

By Stephen Balkaran   Evaluating the series of constant protest throughout the country at times violent, but mostly non-violent has left a deep uncertainty on the role rage, race and rebellion that continue to plague many African American communities. These … Continue reading →

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As Black And Brown People Protest Cop Killings, Whites Don’t See Institutional Racism

Posted on May 5, 2015 by The Soul Brother

By Vanessa Baden Kelly As Freddie Gray was laid to rest, Americans watched as Baltimore residents protested the death of the 25 year old, whose spinal chord “mysteriously” snapped while in police custody–causing his death. On Friday, six officers were … Continue reading →

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How Raising The Minimum Wage To $15 Changed These Workers’ Lives

Posted on May 4, 2015 by The Soul Brother

By Dave Jamieson In late 2013, voters in this airport town outside Seattle narrowly approved a groundbreaking measure setting a minimum wage of $15 per hour for certain workers. When the new law went into effect last year, Sammi Babakrkhil … Continue reading →

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Apartheid Games: Baltimore, Urban America, and Camden Yards

Posted on May 1, 2015 by The Soul Brother

By Dave Zirin If you don’t understand Oriole Park at Camden Yards, then you can’t understand why Baltimore exploded this week. If you don’t understand Oriole Park at Camden Yards then you can’t understand why what happened in Baltimore can … Continue reading →

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The “Shocking” Statistics of Racial Disparity in Baltimore

Posted on May 1, 2015 by The Soul Brother

By Bill Quigley Were you shocked at the disruption in Baltimore? What is more shocking is daily life in Baltimore, a city of 622,000 which is 63 percent African American. Here are ten numbers that tell some of the story. … Continue reading →

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