Inequality has risen from 1970 to Trump − that has 3 hidden costs that undermine democracy

Decades of Neoliberalism Entrenched US Inequality. Trump’s Budget Made It Worse.

Factoring in tariffs, the lowest 20 percent of income earners may lose $300; the top 1 percent will be $58,000 richer.

The Gender Gap Grows Wider, Deeper

The gender gap, we’re informed by some of the best polling analysts in the business, is bigger than ever. Ever, in this case, means since the election of 1980, when men were more willing than women to vote for Ronald Reagan and oust Jimmy Carter.  That spurred political journalists to emit multiple articles examining just exactly what was on women’s minds and probing their different and presumably superior opinions. The assumption was that the g…

Inequality has risen from 1970 to Trump − that has 3 hidden costs that undermine democracy

Demonstrators march outside the U.S. Capitol during the Poor People's Campaign rally at the National Mall in Washington on June 23, 2018. AP Photo/Jose Luis MaganaAmerica has never been richer. But the gains are so lopsided that the top 10% controls 69% of all wealth in the country, while the bottom half controls just 3%. Meanwhile, surging corporate profits have mostly benefited investors, not the broader public. This divide is expected to wide…

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