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Persistently large wealth inequality leaves many African-Americans--as well as Latinos and some parts of the Asian-American communities--in a very precarious economic situation and poorly prepared for retirement.
Non-white workers build more wealth as union members
Job tenure, benefits create access to saving and investment
Schneider-Man. Bint El Shalabiyya and Kalinka Mashup - Maan Hamadeh. 'Jobs, Jobs, Jobs'. What Are the Paradise Papers? Proof of Evolution That You Can Find on Your Body.
More than 13m leaked files reveal the hidden wealth of some of the world’s richest people including sports stars, celebrities and heads of state. The Paradise Papers show how complex schemes set up in offshore islands can help the super-rich avoid billions in taxes.
Across the country families are getting wealthier, but rosy coverage of new census figures is hiding an alarming fact.
The director of the Financial Transparency Coalition discusses the trillions in wealth hidden in the kind of shell companies highlighted in the Panama Papers scandal.
The Oxfam charity says only higher wages, crackdown on tax dodging and higher investment in public services can stop divide widening
These 400 billionaires have greater wealth than 190 million of their fellow Americans put together.
Bill Gates' critique of Thomas Piketty is revealing for what it overlooks
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