#economic-inequality

#economic-inequality

Delivering the mail is a 'Halloween job,' " Stephen Starring Grant observes in Mailman: My Wild Ride Delivering the Mail in Appalachia and Finally Finding Home. "An occupation filled with surprises and unpredictability, reflecting life's broader journey.

Trump's return to the presidency has sparked an aggressive agenda aimed at reversing progress on civil rights, exacerbating economic inequality, and entwining power within a plutocracy.

If we are serious about addressing the retirement crisis in America, corporations must be required to offer all of their workers a traditional pension plan that guarantees a monthly income in retirement.

White supremacy is a pandemic. In this moment in time, the shared global narrative centers around COVID-19. But white supremacy is a more pernicious virus, permeating every strata of human life for at least the last 500 years.

The Trump administration's primary domestic policy scheme was unanimously opposed by both House and Senate Democrats, who recognized the moral and practical disaster that will unfold thanks to the legislation.

Membership in groups such as white, male, straight, and Christian confers advantages that increase the odds of achieving power in the United States.

The 'Pink Tax' refers to the phenomenon where women's products, including clothing and personal care items, are priced higher than similar products for men. This unequal pricing has persisted for years, contributing to a financial burden on women.

In Pescadero, many residents face a chronic crisis of access to clean water, relying heavily on rainwater due to contaminated supply from local creeks.

"Financial marginalization may seem like small potatoes compared to fighting for the right to exist, but the unacknowledged systems keeping the LGBTQ+ wealth gap in place are the same systems working to erase queer history."

average borrowing costs in Africa are almost 10 times higher than for the US, fueled by perceptions of risk propagated by international credit rating agencies.

Understanding when gender gaps in mathematics emerge is critical for intervention. Martinot et al. emphasize that these gaps are noticeable starting in the first year of school.

Income inequality is an existential threat to society, impacting public health, educational outcomes, and housing security. We must address this pressing issue through local taxes.

...there is so much chaos and uncertainty associated with Trump's policies and tariff policy in particular. This uncertainty makes it harder to maintain a stable economy.

A budget is a statement of policy priorities; this budget emphasizes public safety while cutting essential services for vulnerable populations, highlighting economic inequality.

It is not fair to keep making ordinary citizens subsidize the profits of large developers. High-risk pools should pay the real costs of their projects by themselves.

The government must show greater ambition and urgency in addressing the employment prospects of older workers if it hopes to meet its goal of an 80% employment rate.

"Research conducted immediately after the fires found that Black homeowners in Altadena were nearly 1.5 times more likely to have suffered major damage or complete destruction of their homes, compared to their non-Black neighbors."