Voters in Alaska, Arkansas and South Dakota all replaced their Democratic senators with Republicans on Tuesday. Those same voters raised the minimum wage in their states. In Nebraska, 65 percent of ...
U.S. inequality is egregious, but it’s far less egregious when measured correctly. But understanding our true degree of inequality is important, especially for the many Democratic presidential ...
In this lesson, students will watch a video from Democracy Now! about the recent Poor People's Campaign march in Washington, D.C. and answer questions about the aims of the movement and the way that ...
TEFL handout aimed at advanced students based around the video Wealth Inequality in America. Activity mainly focused on vocabulary building and listening practice There is also a second version of ...
Democratic Rep. Tim Ryan (Ohio) is going against party leaders and calling for a business friendly agenda ahead of the 2018-midterm elections. “To be competitive globally, we have to reduce the ...
Over the past few decades, strong growth in China and India has lifted hundreds of millions out of poverty; providing opportunities that were out of reach only a generation ago. But while giant ...
An analysis of the USA Today Salaries Database for the National Football League (NFL) reveals that the share of total team payrolls in 2008 going to the highest-paid 20% of players ranged from a high ...
The Netherlands is admired for its progressive policies, but wealth inequality persists. Why haven’t taxes closed the gap? This video explores the Dutch economy’s lessons on the limits of taxation.