Inequality has been increasing for nearly 40 years. And the president hasn’t been able to do much about it.
Poverty & Wealth
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Reversing Broward County’s School-to-Prison Pipeline
The story behind the so-far successful crusade to end disproportionate student arrests and suspensions in one Florida school district.Â
Posted inLaw and Justice
The People’s Court?
If you want to see where the problems of unaffordable housing and low wages and poor education play out every day, go to Detroit’s 36th District Court.Â
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Krugman Boots One
The New York Times columnist usually gets it right, but was way off the mark in his Monday piece.Â
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Poor, with Savings
New York is helping low-income families pay down debts and cover expenses. But don’t expect this program to go national.
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The Democrats’ Original Food-Stamp Sin
November 1 saw a rollback of food assistance for the neediest Americans. The left shares just as much blame for the cuts as Republicans.Â
Posted inEconomic Policy
The Hidden Indentured Class
Sex trafficking isn’t our only problem—forced labor accounts for a significant number of the estimated 20,000 victims of human trafficking who enter the U.S. each year.Â
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When Kids Stand Their Ground
Violence-prevention groups are trying to teach young people that there are ways to resolve conflict without guns. Permissive gun legislation makes their jobs difficult.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Big Bank Punishments Don’t Fit Their Crimes
The SEC is “getting tough” and extracting admissions of wrongdoing in financial fraud settlements; in practice they’re nothing more than insincere apologies.
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Tom Friedman’s Worst Column Ever
And no, that is not hyperbole.
