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Bain Capital is part of a system that enriches Wall Street while impoverishing millions.
More than a quarter of African-Americans live in poverty. During Black History Month, we should speak truthfully about the economic legacy that drives this inequality.
Not really. But debates on rising inequality are now de rigueur at the World Economic Forum.
Contrary to the dogmatic fiscal platforms proposed by conservatives, the American government needs to be investing money, not taking it out of circulation.
With a prejudicial tax code and a decrease in financial regulations, it's a good time to be a CEO.
It took thirty years for inequality to become this dramatic, and it will be a generational project to reverse it.
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Why the rich keep getting richer and our democracy is getting poorer.
Inspired by struggles overseas and in the past, the protests have brought the wealth gap back to the center of political debate.
To secure their privilege, the richest Americans resort to a range of maneuvers beyond the evasion of taxes and financial regulation.
The 99 percent have been footing the bill for too long. It’s time for the financial industry to pick up its own tab.
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