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
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
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
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
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
“Consequently, even many critics of economic inequality are hesitant to endorse the claim that inequality undermines growth. Paul Krugman, for instance, says… — Don Watkins Copy Share Image
Our cause is a common one. It is war between poverty and wealth. ... This moneyed power is fast eating up the… — William H. Sylvis Copy Share Image
How many of us, myself included, have lost our bearings; we are no longer attentive to the world in which we live;… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
The present age handed over the workers, each alone and defenseless, to the unbridled greed of competitors... so that a very few… — Pope Leo XIII 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
Modernizing our transportation infrastructure is a vital component of building our economy back stronger than ever, and implementing President Biden's bold vision… — Ned Lamont 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
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
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
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
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
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
“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
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
The perennial conviction that those who work hard and play by the rules will be rewarded with a more comfortable present and… — Jon Meacham Copy Share Image
“The essence of economic inequality is borne out in a simple fact: there are 400 billionaires in the United States and 45… — Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor Copy Share Image
Corruption is... the result of a decadent political regime. We are absolutely convinced that this evil is the main cause of social… — Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador 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
Everyone has a right to a job, everyone has a right to an education, everyone has a right to health care, everyone… — Dennis Kucinich 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
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
