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Mar 29

Is increasing income inequality a fact or a myth?

By Paul Solman

A new academic paper making the rounds of the economics profession contradicts conventional wisdom: that incomes of the top 10 percent, 1 percent and especially the tippy-top .1 percent, have been pulling away from the rest of Americans.

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Feb 01

How income inequality can make or break presidential elections

By James K. Galbraith

The relationship between political sentiment and measured economic inequalities is so important to understand, even though at first glance it's counter-intuitive.

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Oct 26

Achieving the American Dream may depend on where you live

By Paul Solman

Research shows that social mobility and income equality in the U.S. has a lot to do with where people live.

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Jun 29

The hottest chart in economics, and what it means

By Paul Solman

The "elephant chart" explains the rise of populism in the developed world and so much more.

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Nov 28

Column: We don’t need Washington to fix bloated CEO pay

By Dean Baker

There are clear channels that people can use to put downward pressure on the pay of those at the top in both the corporate and noncorporate sector that don’t require going through Washington.

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Oct 05

Column: The claim that if wages go up, jobs will go down is not a theory — it’s a scam

By Nick Hanauer

Opponents of the $15 minimum wage claim that if the minimum wage goes up, jobs will go down. But this is simply an intimidation tactic used by employers to keep wages down and keep profits high.

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Sep 30

Income is surpassing growth in 49 states. What does that mean for the economy?

By Tim Henderson, Stateline

The sharp gain in median household income last year may also signal a turning point in the decades-old disconnect between middle-class earnings and overall economic growth.

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Aug 18

Why income inequality matters in this election

By Josh Boak, Associated Press

The rich keep getting richer while more Americans are getting left behind financially.

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Aug 02

Column: Why a $15 minimum wage shouldn’t scare us

By John Komlos

Raising the minimum wage has not hurt anyone except the boogeyman in the imagination of the 1 percenters and their entourage.

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Jul 13

Average CEO pay was $15.5 million in 2015, down from 2014

By Kristen Doerer

Average CEO pay for the top 350 biggest firms was $15.5 million in 2015, according to a new report released by the left-leaning Economic Policy Institute. What’s shocking is that’s down from last year.

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