Inequality

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  Debra Galant

  

  One chart that shows just how ridiculously huge Wall Street bonuses are

  Vox - Danielle Kurtzleben

  Late last week, we reported that the average Wall Street bonus totaled nearly $173,000 in 2014. Altogether, New York City's nearly 170,000 securities industry employees took home $28.5 billion in bonuses, according to the New York Office of the State Comptroller. Shortly after the release, the …

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  Debra Galant

  

  A Blizzard of Privilege

  Medium - Glynnis MacNicol

  As the snow settles from the Blizzard of 2015, that wasn’t (at least in New York, New England is another story) it’s becoming clear that Monday …

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  Debra Galant

  

  Why 1978 Was The Least Worst Year for America’s Most Worst Problem

  Medium - Matter

  The wealth gap is a problem Obama wants to solve — but it might be impossible. The U.S. wealth gap is at an 80-year high Today the richest 1% of …

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  Debra Galant

  Dec 23, 2014
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  Joe Amditis

  

  No Class Warfare, Please—We’re Americans - FAIR

  fair.org - Neil deMause

  In a year that has featured increased coverage of rising economic inequality—helped along by President Barack Obama’s call to rebuild the economy …

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  Debra Galant

  

  New York City's Middle Class Is Shrinking | WNYC | New York Public Radio, Podcasts, Live Streaming Radio, News

  wnyc.org - Megan Malloy

  It’s not news that New York City’s population has undergone staggering change over the past decade. A new study from the Citizens Housing Planning Council confirmed what many already knew: the number of middle-class New Yorkers has shrunk—particularly among the black middle class—while wealthy white …