income inequality
How an Old Industrial Ship Yard Created 7,000 New Jobs
Brooklyn Navy Yard President and CEO David Ehrenberg tells Motherboard how his non-profit reclaimed an industrial workspace and updated it for the 21st century.
The Revolution Won't Start Until We Talk About Our Salaries
A more equitable economy starts with a little bit of transparency.
A New Strain of Religious Populism Finds a Familiar Scapegoat in Indonesia
Islamist groups behind Jakarta's blasphemy protests say the next battle will be over Chinese Indonesian wealth.
More Americans Than Ever Have Mental Health Problems
And access to care is getting worse, not better.
The Wage Gap That Won’t Go Away
The wage gap has narrowed significantly in the last three decades, but systemic issues perpetuate its existence
Why It's a Problem When the Top 1% Earn So Much More Than the Rest of Us
The impact of economic inequality might not seem tangible in the short-run, but its long-term consequences are devastating.
Canadian CEO pay
A new report by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives illustrates how salaries of Canada’s top executives are steadily growing despite economic downturns
Trump Says He'll 'Revive Inner Cities' but Doesn't Have a Plan to Fight Poverty
Unsurprisingly, the orange demagogue who may have avoided paying income taxes for two decades hasn't made income inequality a priority.
When Income Inequality Causes the Rich to Seek Shelter
Best way to respond to the vast income gulf? Run and hide.
How Hillary Clinton's Attack on the Alt-Right Went Wrong
By dismissing Donald Trump and his supporters as racists, the Democratic candidate ignores the economic and political anxieties that allowed him to thrive in the first place.