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Tag: Wealth inequality

COVID-19 vaccines in a rich-country, poor-country world

December 18, 2020 Christopher Burke Health, Health care One comment

That we live in an unequal world is nothing new. Now, though, that reality may have unpredictable consequences for all of us. We are

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Survey: Does our economic system favor the rich?

February 3, 2016 Arthur Lieber 2016 Election, Capitalism, Democracy, Democrats, Demographics/Polls, Economy, Politics, Republican Brain, Republicans, Survey One comment

Conventional wisdom holds that Republicans are the party of the wealthy. But as Donald Trump’s campaign has clearly revealed, there are plenty of Republicans

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Wealth inequality in America is much worse than you think

March 15, 2013 Madonna Gauding Corporations, Economy, Government, Media, Politics, Poverty Leave a comment

We love good infographics here at Occasional Planet because they help us see patterns that escaped our awareness, and understand and digest information. Here’s

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