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
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
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
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
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
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
“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
“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
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
“… our nation's truly critical problems are built into the very structure of the economic and political system; they are not something… — Gar Alperovitz Copy Share Image
“These differing emphases explain a lot—for example, the classical liberal view is that everyone has equal rights to happiness; rightists instead discount… — Robert M. Sapolsky Copy Share Image
“An important ethical function of identity politics, in this context, is to highlight that obstacles to the self-development of individuals, and to… — Michael Kenny Copy Share Image
This happens today: if the investments in the banks fall slightly... a tragedy... what can be done? But if people die of… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
The coming change can only come through a revolution, because the possessing class will not allow a peaceful change to take place;… — Lucy Parsons Copy Share Image
“The rich run a global system that allows them to accumulate capital and pay the lowest possible price for labour. The freedom… — Charles Moore 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
“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
You may be sure that in this new international system, the American citizen will count for precious little. — Pat Buchanan 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
“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
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
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
We want a better America, an America that will give its citizens, first of all, a higher and higher standard of living… — Sidney Hillman Copy Share Image
If we will not endure a king as a political power, we should not endure a king over the production, transportation, and… — John Sherman Copy Share Image
The benefits of feminism have been unequally distributed, because the move toward gender equality and gender neutrality has been countered to a… — Stephanie Coontz Copy Share Image
I think the greedy corporate owners have to be confronted with the fact that they are ignoring their most powerful resource -… — John Sweeney Copy Share Image
There is a correlation between economic inequality and personal violence. The explanation for the correlation isn't completely clear; there are a number… — Steven Pinker Copy Share Image
Grave security concerns can arise as a result of demographic trends, chronic poverty, economic inequality, environmental degradation, pandemic diseases, organized crime, repressive… — Ban Ki-moon Copy Share Image
This is why moral uneasiness is destined to become even more acute. It is obvious that a fundamental defect, or rather a… — Pope John Paul II Copy Share Image
Think of a public library, worth more for those who cannot afford numerous books. Think of a public waterway or fishing ground.… — Guy Standing Copy Share Image
Workers of the world awaken. Break your chains, demand your rights. All the wealth you make is taken, by exploiting parasites. Shall… — Joe Hill Copy Share Image
Only a well-organized movement of young people, educators, workers, parents, religious groups and other concerned citizens will be capable of changing the… — Henry Giroux Copy Share Image
The union miner cannot agree to the acceptance of a wage principle which will permit his annual earnings and his living standards… — John L. Lewis Copy Share Image
Depression is a serious problem, but drugs are not the answer. In the long run, psychotherapy is both cheaper and more effective,… — Irving Kirsch Copy Share Image
Millions are at the sharp end of globalisation, victims of economic inequality and social injustice, best summed up by the phrase we… — Wes Streeting Copy Share Image
The state of inequality between individuals and between nations not only still exists; it is increasing. It still happens that side by… — Pope John Paul II Copy Share Image
“The economic consequences of these policies have been the same just about everywhere, and exactly what one would expect: a massive increase… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
“spread of neoliberal capital ist domination, a domination accompanied by extremes in economic inequality, ethnic hatred, and police vio lence, as well… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
History and socio-economic inequality and all those things had, like, borne down upon my family and my community and really sort of… — Jesmyn Ward Copy Share Image
