Kareem Abdul Jabar says that Ferguson is not just about systemic racism — it's about class warfare and how America's poor are held back
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The Nation blog, The Curve - Where feminism and economics intersect - examined Thomas Piketty's Capital in the Twenty-First Century. If economic inequality continues to soar, as Piketty says it will, and inherited wealth plays a growing role in our economy, in what ways does that affect women specifically? And what weaknesses arise in Piketty's own analysis due to the absence of gender and race from his book? Where can we, as feminists, build on Piketty's analysis?
Excessive compensation can ruin a CEO's judgment.
In 2011, 42 private college and university presidents received more than a million dollars each for their work. In 2012-13, the number of public university presidents receiving at least $1 million for their services more than doubled over the previous year.
John Oliver riffs and rants on America's growing wealth gap
Every time politicians start to address income inequality, they get shut down by the cry of "class warfare." But according to John Oliver, "Just because politicians can't talk about inequality doesn't mean we shouldn't."
There is a fundamental debate brewing in the party, grounded on very different perspectives that lead in significantly different directions.
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