The Rise of the 1 Percent Negates Any Progress in the Racial Income Gap
The income gap has been virtually unchanged for the last 50 years, and rising income inequality is part of the reason why.
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Ten Thousand “One-Percenters” Pay Zero Income Tax
No less an authority than the Internal Revenue Service reports that at least 10,080 households with gross incomes…
Gender Wage Gap Skewed By Survey Flaws
The wage gap between the sexes in America has been closing much faster than anyone realized, but that’s tempered by learning it’s been much wider than measurements had shown.
Income Inequality Linked to Senate Standoffs
New research finds that as income inequality rises in a given state, the voting patterns of that state's senators become more polarized.
How the Poorest Americans Dropped Out of Politics
New research suggests that as America has become more segregated by class, the power of place has exacerbated the participatory bias in American politics.