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Wage Woes
Unemployment is at its lowest since 1969, yet the average American worker remains badly underpaid. Why?
A Dismal Report Card on Global Inequality
A new report, based on the work of Thomas Piketty and his colleagues, offers a stark picture of the increasing concentration of wealth and income at a global scale.
Them That Has, Gets
There is no starker measure of inequality in the United States than net wealth—and over the last four years, the divide has only grown.
Police Murders Are the Tip of the Iceberg
The latest acquittal of a white police officer in St. Louis reflects a pattern of policing that consistently denies equal citizenship to the county’s black residents.
What’s the Matter with Iowa?
Having gained “trifecta” control over the state’s government in November, Iowa Republicans are implementing a big-business agenda with astounding speed—and devastating implications for workers.
The Triumph of the 1%
A new study by Thomas Piketty and his colleagues shows that American inequality continues to rise, with no sign of abating.
Red Lines, Black Lives
A new digital archive reveals the extent of the federal government’s role in fueling and enforcing midcentury housing discrimination.
Right to Work (For Less): By the Numbers
Though it’s still hard to judge the full economic impact of the laws, it’s clear that workers in “right-to-work” states face a cascade of disadvantages.
Ferguson Digs In Its Heels
The city of Ferguson has reneged on its promises to reform policing practices. Its current standoff with the Justice Department reveals the stubbornness of a municipal system that combines handouts to big corporations with predatory fines for the poor.
The Pension Pinch
A new survey reveals just how severely the United States’ pension system is failing its retirees.
Ferguson Revisited
One year after the death of Michael Brown, the conditions that made Ferguson shorthand for economic, political, and carceral injustice remain unchanged.
JPMorgan Sounds the Alarm on Inequality
When even the big banks start to worry about inequality, you know something is seriously wrong.
Border City Blues
It is no coincidence that the starkest reactions to police violence—from Ferguson to Baltimore—have flared in cities strung along the Mason-Dixon Line.
How Racism Became Policy in Ferguson
The Justice Department report offers a glimpse of the systematically oppressive and petty policing in Ferguson. But in order to fully understand how racism became policy in the St. Louis suburbs, we need to look at the history of suburban development itself.
