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Why the 'One Percent' In the U.S. Is Worried

The wealthy elite increasingly recognizes that the socioeconomic status quo in the U.S. is unsustainable.

A Cure for Excessive Wealth Disorder

This isn’t your parents’ inequality influenza, but a more virulent strain of extreme wealth disparities. Here's a simple test to determine whether politicians are carrying water for the richest 0.1 percent.

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A Shutdown for the 99 Percent, Concierge Government For the 1 Percent

A wide range of interests across the economic spectrum are jeopardized. But not all interests are suffering equally: Wealthier and more powerful interest groups have been granted preference by the government.

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An Arena Full of the Richest Americans Would Own As Much Wealth as 70% of the World

That’s 25,000 American adults – the richest .01% of America – who together own nearly $10 trillion, approximately the total wealth owned by 3.5 billion adults globally.

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The New Gilded Age: Income Inequality in the U.S. by State, Metropolitan Area, and County

From 2009 to 2015, the incomes of the top 1 percent grew faster than the incomes of the bottom 99 percent in 43 states and the District of Columbia.

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Taxing the Poor

As the gap between rich and poor widens, the political system becomes vulnerable to the sort of class conflict that now divides us – undermining the very possibility of a constitutional democracy.

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The 4 Biggest Banks Have Already Made $2.3 Billion Off Trump’s Tax Law

The president promised that his tax law would not favor the “wealthy and well-connected.”

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3 More Reasons for Wealth-Deprived Americans to Take to the Streets

The rest of America has been left behind, but their voices are getting louder – demonstrated by the teachers around the country who are fighting back against income and wealth inequality.

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