Read the information on the history of May Day. How have different groups addressed income inequality in the larger context of workers' rights movements?
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Library of Congress
Read the 1938 song "I'd Rather Not be on Relief" to see the experience of migrant farm workers during the dustbowl. What narrative does this put forward about those who rely on public assistance to survive? How does this combat or play into current narratives around public assistance and those who rely on it?
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Lester Hunter
This video discusses how the growing gap between rich and poor Americans is one of the U.S.’s biggest challenges, with the top 1% controlling more wealth now than at any time in the last 50 years. A recent survey found that over half the country thinks it’s a problem, though most people might not know exactly what wealth inequality looks like. Tony Dokoupil speaks to Americans to see if they know what their “share of the pie” looks like.
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January 31, 2021
This video covers the growing wealth inequality in the world and America. The combined wealth of the nine richest men in the world, according to Forbes in January 2018 was 687.6 billion. This is equivalent to the total wealth of; get this, 4 billion of the poorest people in the world. This means, in terms of wealth, if you put these 9 gentlemen on one side of the scale (or see-saw if you prefer), you would need a good 4 billion of the world’s poorest on the other side in order to balance it out.
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October 20, 2019
More than one year into the Covid-19 pandemic, this article discusses seeing stronger signs of economic recovery. And although the pandemic may be inducing some real changes in the American economy, its biggest impact is acceleration and deepening of pre-pandemic trends, especially inequality.
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Richard McGahey
April 30, 2021
This article takes a look at how and why we got to the wealth gap, explores how race intersects with it and discusses what we can do about it.
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Liz Mindeo
June 3, 2021
In 2019, the median white family had almost eight times more wealth than the median black family and five times more than the median Hispanic family.
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In this article, the Pew Research Center discusses how most Americans say there is too much economic inequality, but fewer than half call it a top priority.
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January 9, 2020
This article explores the trend of growing wealth inequality in the U.S. and provides several reasons to account for the vast chasm between the groups.
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Jack Kelly
11/2/2019
This article explores the U.S.’s historic economic expansion and provides data on how the 1% now hold almost as much wealth as the middle- and upper-middle classes combined. The article may be accessed one time without a subscription.
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Alexandre Tanzi and Michael Sasso
11/9/2019
This article gives an overview of how income inequality is measured and how the gap has worsened in America.
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Kimberly Amadeo
5/18/2020
This article explores both U.S. and world-wide income inequality.
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Valerie J. Carter and Michael W. Howard
8/16/2016
This article explains how income inequality continues to build and grow in the United States.
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Carmen Reinicke
7/19/2018
This article describes how, while the middle class faces the pandemic, the wealthy are donning face masks, boarding private jets and heading for the hills.
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Edward Helmore
3/18/2020
Infographics on the distribution of wealth in America, highlighting both the inequality and the difference between our perception of inequality and the actual numbers. The reality is often not what we think it is.
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Politizane
November 20, 2012
This video takes a look at income inequality that has always existed in the U.S., but explains that the gap between rich and poor hasn't always been as wide as it is today.
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Time
2/20/2020
