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Stunning Income Inequality Data Of The Day

by | May 3, 2012 | Blog

Sure, this is healthy: Between 1979 and 2005 (the latest data available with these breakdowns), the share of total income held by the top 1.0 percent more than doubled, from 9.7 percent to 21.0 percent, with most of the increase occurring since 1993. The top 0.1...

Snapshots of Austerity: Detachment

by | May 3, 2012 | Blog

What's end of the line for austerity? We've gone through despair, desperation, and indifference. The latter feeds the first two, creating what Robert Reich calls "a tinderbox society," as "those collecting capital gains" demand austerity, resulting in "rising...

Meet The Maria Leavey Tribute Award Finalists Peter Wagner

by | May 3, 2012 | Blog

The five finalists for the Sixth Annual Maria Leavey Tribute Award have been announced, honoring the person in the progressive movement whose behind-the-scenes work and selfless service has made an invaluable contribution to social justice. The public is invited to...

Get US Troops Out Of Afghanistan

by | May 2, 2012 | Blog

Rep. Keith Ellison is a speaker at this year's Take Back The American Dream conference in Washington, DC. Register today! Early-bird registration expires May 3. One year ago, the enemy that had haunted America for nearly a decade met his end in Abbottabad, Pakistan....

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