wealth inequality
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Paul Krugman on ‘The Undeserving Rich’

Jan 20, 2014
"The reality of rising American inequality is stark. Since the late 1970s real wages for the bottom half of the work force have stagnated or fallen, while the incomes of the top 1 percent have nearly quadrupled (and the incomes of the top 0.1 percent have risen even more)," the Nobel Prize-winning economist wrote Sunday in The New York Times.

A Lesson for Future Presidents and Children

Sep 19, 2013
The No. 1 problem we face is inequality, and the beginning of a new school year is the appropriate moment to ask what role education plays. Are schools part of the solution or are they part of the problem?The No. 1 problem we face is inequality. The beginning of a new school year is the appropriate moment to ask what role education plays. Are schools part of the solution or are they part of the problem?