Income Inequality

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CEO and Worker Pay

Pat Bagley, Cagle Cartoons, Salt Lake Tribune Dec 11, 2013 Dig deeper

How Much Health Care Is Too Much?

Staff / Truthdig Dec 11, 2013 While many Americans were uninsured, others were being forced to undergo a series of unnecessary tests that hurt both them and the medical system; the creator of the TV program "The Wire" calls America a "horror show"; and, despite what many believe, technology will not save us from the apocalypse. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Impeach the Pope

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Uruguay Likely to Become the First Nation to Legalize Marijuana

Staff / Truthdig Dec 8, 2013 On Tuesday, Uruguay's Senate will vote on a law that would allow for regulated distribution, production and sale of weed; income inequality in the U.S. is at its highest since 1928; meanwhile, Europeans are starting to believe that legalizing prostitution isn't effective. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Left, Right & Center: ‘The Meaning of Mandela and Income Inequality’

Staff / Truthdig Dec 7, 2013 Truthdig Editor-in-Chief Robert Scheer and the other "Left, Right & Center" panelists discuss Nelson Mandela's contribution to a world of equality, President Obama's speech on inequality and social mobility, and the fast food workers striking to change their lives. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Why Republicans Can’t Address Rising Inequality

Joe Conason / Truthdig Dec 7, 2013 So far, the Republican response to President Barack Obama's historic address on economic inequality has not veered from the predictable cliches of tea party rhetoric. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Report: ‘Fast Food CEOs Rake In Taxpayer-Subsidized Pay’

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Dec 5, 2013 While fast food workers stage a one-day strike, a report from the Global Economy Project shows how the industry's CEOs have subsidized their own multimillion dollar salaries with taxpayer funds in addition to saving money by paying employees low wages. Report author Sarah Anderson explains. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Oh Christmas Tree

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Why Pundits, Journalists and Bloggers Don’t Get Hard Times

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Nov 28, 2013 We've read over and over that the great recession is behind us, although evidence of human suffering abounds. This is not a new phenomenon, and it was ably described a lifetime ago by Eugene V. Debs. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Robert Reich on America’s Income Inequality

Staff / Truthdig Nov 21, 2013 The Dow Jones is hitting record highs, giving the top 5 percent of the U.S. (who hold more than 80 percent of stocks) another huge boost. And although Stephen Colbert doesn't think the wealth divide is a big deal, former Truthdigger of the Week Robert Reich begs to differ. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Can L.A.’s New Mayor Succeed Where Other Charming Liberals Failed?

Bill Boyarsky / Truthdig Nov 13, 2013 The difficult task of ending income and social inequality in Los Angeles is now in the hands of a liberal new mayor, Eric Garcetti, a compromiser rather than a crusader. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )