Economic inequality is systemic, and one of the most effective barriers is ignorance about how money works beyond the basics. — Stacey Abrams Copy Share Image
A Society that gives to one class all the opportunities for leisure and to another all the burdens of work condemns both… — Lewis Mumford Copy Share Image
It has been convincingly demonstrated that countries where there are high rates of poverty, or high rates of economic inequality, are the… — Richard Dawkins Copy Share Image
The balancing of the budget will not in itself place a teaspoonful of milk in a hungry baby's stomach, or remove the… — John L. Lewis Copy Share Image
Once, a union job at GM or AT&T was a bridge to success. Now, a nonunion Wal-Mart job is a bridge to… — Andy Stern Copy Share Image
We need to recognize that it is growing economic inequality that creates the conditions for hate to fester. — Jagmeet Singh Copy Share Image
The devastation of neoliberalism is so multi-fold, whether it's violence against women or desperate economic inequality or the destruction of the planet. — Eve Ensler Copy Share Image
Until we fix the deep-rooted problems of economic inequality, we cannot expect young people to experience the best childhood and adolescence. — Luciana Berger Copy Share Image
In our society it is murder, psychologically, to deprive a man of a job or an income. You are in substance saying… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
The closer we get to achieving equality of opportunity between the sexes, the more clearly we can see that the next major… — Stephanie Coontz Copy Share Image
Racism is a problem, economic inequality is a problem, not enough rock n' roll on the radio is a problem. But all… — Tom Morello Copy Share Image
The essential point here is that all people with small, insecure incomes are in the same boat and ought to be fighting… — George Orwell Copy Share Image
“When Congress instituted the federal income tax, Mellon was one of the wealthiest men in America, with interests in dozens of monopolistic… — Jane Mayer Copy Share Image
The policies we debate and enact in Congress have a real impact on people across the country. Climate change, immigration, economic inequality… — Mike Quigley Copy Share Image
Just as the commandment 'Thou shalt not kill' sets a clear limit in order to safeguard the value of human life, today… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
God, how patient are Thy poor! These corporations and masters of manipulation in finance heaping up great fortunes by a system of… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Conant was concerned that the “particular functions” that might be assigned to young people would be dictated by the economic conditions of… — Michael S. Roth Copy Share Image
“In addition to its elements of adolescent titillation, the world of JA2 contains racism, sexism, xenophobia, government-sponsored torture, child labor, and extreme… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Some economic inequality critics go further and contend that there comes a point at which inequality undermines progress—and, by and large, they… — Don Watkins Copy Share Image
“Whatever the "Christian conservatives" in America say, there is no one set of rightful opinions that follow on automatically from your belief.… — Francis Spufford Copy Share Image
“Today, more and more of the world is following our lead, with the result that billions around the globe have been liberated… — Don Watkins Copy Share Image
“After a series of campaign scandals involving secret donations from the newly rich industrial barons in the late nineteenth and early twentieth… — Jane Mayer Copy Share Image
Economic inequality is a corrosive force that undermines economic growth, puts a brake on the fight against poverty, and sparks social unrest. — Winnie Byanyima Copy Share Image
A society that gives to one class all the opportunities for leisure, and to another all the burdens of work, dooms both… — Lewis Mumford Copy Share Image
When fewer workers have unions, the standard of living falls for everyone and the gap between the rich and poor grows. — John Sweeney Copy Share Image
We must acknowledge that issues like systemic racism, economic inequality, and the achievement gap are the result of manmade policies. — Ayanna Pressley Copy Share Image
Unions have long championed measures to reduce social and economic inequality, and efforts to weaken the labor movement at both the state… — Mike Quigley Copy Share Image
Imagine a progressive president fighting to fix the insane economic inequality in the country or to end the senseless drug war or,… — Cenk Uygur Copy Share Image
The concern that I have is that, as wealth continues to concentrate in the hands of a few, economic inequality grows, and… — Jane Mayer Copy Share Image
Economic inequality is not about food stamps and homeless shelters. It is about being a devotee of social justice and equality. — Mike Quigley Copy Share Image
I know that there are no limits to which the powers of privilege will not go to keep the workers in slavery — Mother Jones Copy Share Image
“We also need to understand that white supremacy is at the heart of the problem—not just a racially associated economic inequality.” — Becky Bond Copy Share Image
You may be sure that in this new international system, the American citizen will count for precious little. — Pat Buchanan Copy Share Image
#BlackLivesMatter has raised the bar in our national dialog: Addressing economic inequality is necessary but not sufficient. It is also necessary to… — Danny K. Davis Copy Share Image
“Between 1981 and 1986, the top income tax rate was cut from 70 percent to 28 percent. Meanwhile, taxes on the bottom… — Jane Mayer Copy Share Image
Strong responsible unions are essential to industrial fair play. Without them the labor bargain is wholly one-sided. — Louis D. Brandeis Copy Share Image
To understand the Left, one must understand that in its view the greatest evil is material inequality. The Left is more troubled… — Dennis Prager Copy Share Image
The ultimate goal of those who blame workers for Wall Street's economic crisis is to unravel the fabric of our common life… — Richard Trumka Copy Share Image
“Americans were happy to celebrate their super-rich and, at least sometimes, worry about their poor. But putting those two conversations together and… — Chrystia Freeland Copy Share Image
Protecting space for civil society and citizenry is particularly critical in a world marked by rising political and economic inequality. — Winnie Byanyima Copy Share Image
