joseph stiglitz: quotthe price of inequality: how today039s divided society endangers our futurequot
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democracynoworg - several months before occupy wall street the nobel prize-winning economist joseph stiglitz wrote quotof the 1 by the 1 for the 1quot an article for vanity fair he returns to the subject in his new book looking at how inequality is now greater in the united states than any other industrialized nation he notes that the six heirs of the wal-mart fortune command wealth equivalent to the entire bottom 30 percent of american society quotit039s a comment both on how well off the top are and how poor the bottom arequot stiglitz says quotit039s really emblematic of the divide that has gotten much worse in our societyquot on tuesday bloomberg news reported that pay for the top ceos on wall street increased by more than 20 percent last year meanwhile census data shows nearly one in two americans or 150 million people have fallen into poverty or could be classified as low-income quotthe united states is the country in the world with the highest level of inequality of the advanced industrial countries and it039s getting worsequot stiglitz says quotwhat039s even more disturbing is we039ve also become the country with the least equality of opportunityquot to watch the complete weekday independent news hour read the transcript download the podcast search our vast archive or to find more information about democracy now and amy goodman visit http:wwwdemocracynoworgfollow democracy now online:facebook: http:wwwfacebookcomdemocracynowtwitter: democracynowsubscribe on youtube: http:wwwyoutubecomdemocracynowlisten on soundcloud: http:wwwsoundcloudcomdemocracy-now daily email news digest: http:wwwdemocracynoworgsubscribeplease consider supporting independent media by making a donation to democracy now today visit http:wwwdemocracynoworgdonateyt

bill moyers journal holly sklar on wages and work pbs
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http:wwwpbsorgbillmoyers holly sklar co-author of raise the floor: wages and policies that work for all of us discusses what current economic conditions say about the state of the american dream airs friday june 13 at 9pm on pbs check local listings for more: http:wwwpbsorgbillmoyers

lifelong republican joins occupy monterey
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i met karen ford a self-described lifelong republican at an occupy monterey rally on saturday november 5 quoti have felt increasingly over the last 15 or 20 years that my beloved country and my beloved party have been more or less hijacked and aren039t standing for the same things as they used toquot when do you ever hear her voice in the national media

white privilege in home ownership and wages is real
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most republicans will tell you that they dont believe in white privilege i have family members that laugh at me when i suggest that its true but this week a report was released by lending tree on home ownership numbers it found that there is a home ownership gap in every metro area across the us this means that with all other factors being equal white people own more homes than all other minorities combined and that039s because they make more money ltbrgtltbrgtread the full article at: http:alderinwritescomwhite-privilege-in-home-ownership-and-wages-is-real

039down to me039
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https:wwwyoutubecomuserhiltonmusicukvideos - this new song from hilton music uk is a wake-up call against global poverty and inequality the gap between rich and poor gets wider each year quotwe blame it on 039the others039 it039s the way life039s meant to be nobody wants to be the one to say it039s down to mequot

how to overcome apathy and find your power dolores huerta
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quots se puedequot -- quotyes we canquot it

how we039re honoring people overlooked by history amy padnani
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039maybe we just have to vote these people out039
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virginia voter nancy arnold: quotmaybe we just have to vote these people outquotfor more on vote 2012: http:wwwpbsorgnewshourtopicpoliticsdo you read or write a language other than english help the newshour translate the election: http:bitlyazh5hf

land of the free home of the poor
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more: http:wwwpbsorgnewshourbbbusinessjuly-dec11makingsense_08-16htmlfinancial gains over the last decade in the united states have been mostly made at the quottippy-topquot of the economic food chain as more people fall out of the middle class the top 20 percent of americans now holds 84 percent of us wealth as paul solman found out as part of a making sene series on economic inequality

how we can start to heal the pain of racial division ruby sales
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quotwhere does it hurtquot it

european report on development: post-2015
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the european report on development erd 2013 seeks to contribute to the global reflection on the post-2015 development agendabased on an assessment of the millennium development goals experience and on an analysis of the changing international context and likely trends for the next 20-30 years the erd 2013 looks at key potential drivers of a post- 2015 global partnership to tackle poverty in the poorest countries and promote structural transformation in an inclusive and sustainable manner to view multimedia news release go to http:wwwmultivucommnr60634-ec-post-2015-sustainable-future-plan

the need for dei in sports amp entertainment: washington commanders
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see the full report at https:wwwyoutubecomrsantosspeaksrosann santos discusses controversy surrounding washingtoncommanders and owner dansnyder in allegations over toxic work culture harassment and abuse of authority nfl dansnyder washingtoncommanders harrassment sports scandal football rosann santos is a bilingual spanishenglish keynote speaker gallups strengths coach and franklincovery facilitator for dei and unconscious bias based in new york cityshe has delivered keynotes locally regionally nationally and internationally to professional organizations educational institutions career-development and higher learning audiences from every walk of lifefor details visit: https:wwwprlogorg12948653-rosann-santos-discusses-the-washington-commanders-and-dei-in-sports-entertainmenthtml

the need for dei in sports amp entertainment - nba phoenix suns
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see the full report at https:wwwyoutubecomrsantosspeaksrosann santos discusses controversy surrounding phoenixsuns and owner robert sarver in allegations over over racism and misogyny nba robertsarver harrassment sports scandal basketball rosann santos is a bilingual spanishenglish keynote speaker gallups strengths coach and franklincovery facilitator for dei and unconscious bias based in new york cityshe has delivered keynotes locally regionally nationally and internationally to professional organizations educational institutions career-development and higher learning audiences from every walk of lifefor details visit: https:wwwprlogorg12949982-rosann-santos-discusses-the-need-for-more-bias-and-sensitivity-training-in-the-nbahtml

study confirms wealth distribution in united states is most unequal among industrialized nations
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a new study released thursday has found the distribution of wealth in the united states is among the most unequal among industrialized nations the united states ranked in the bottom five on a combination of issues including poverty prevention health and access to educationahead of only greece chile mexico and turkey the study was done by the german-based bertelsmann foundation meanwhile a new study here in the united states has found new york state has the highest income inequality of all 50 states and that the new york city metropolitan region has the highest income inequality of any large metro area

wealth inequality in america - youtube
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infographics on the distribution of wealth in america highlighting both the inequality and the difference between our perception of inequality and the actua