“We have created a society in which all the nation’s economic gains flow to the top and the vast majority sees income stagnation or decline. We have embraced bankruptcy, debt, long bouts of joblessness, and flat or shrinking paychecks as… — David Cay Johnston Copy Share Image
“The challenge is more difficult because low-income African Americans today confront not only segregation but also the income stagnation and blocked mobility faced by all Americans in families with low or moderate incomes.” — Richard Rothstein Copy Share Image