“You see the mistakes of one system—the surveillance—and the mistakes of the other—the inequality—but there’s nothing you could have done in the… — Anna Funder Copy Share Image
...these things become the norm: that some homeless people die of cold on the streets is not news. In contrast, a ten… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
The more women help one another, the more we help ourselves. Acting like a coalition truly does produce results. Any coalition of… — Sheryl Sandberg Copy Share Image
We've got some great big problems in our world. We have to figure out how to feed 10 billion people. Too many… — Scott D. Anthony Copy Share Image
I hate a style, as I do a garden, that is wholly flat and regular; that slides along like an eel, and… — William Shenstone Copy Share Image
The growing inequality of wealth and income distribution is both a moral and economic problem. If the wealthy are unwilling to pay… — Bruce Bartlett Copy Share Image
Half the U.S. population owns barely 2 percent of its wealth, putting the United States near Rwanda and Uganda and below such… — Eric Alterman 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
It's important to realize that innovation and growth in itself are not sufficient to moderate inequality of wealth. — Thomas Piketty Copy Share Image
America has tolerated inequality because people think they can get ahead. If you have immobility on top of inequality, then people are… — Thomas B. Edsall Copy Share Image
There have always been two theories about inequality. One is that it reflects just deserts. The other is that there are large… — Joseph Stiglitz Copy Share Image
The only inequalities that matter begin in the mind. It is not income levels but differences in mental equipment that keep people… — Jacquetta Hawkes Copy Share Image
Thus no member of the commonwealth can have a hereditary privilege as against his fellow-subjects; and no-one can hand down to his… — Immanuel Kant Copy Share Image
Needless to say, under either system [socialism or fascism], the inequalities of income and standard of living are greater than anything possible… — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
From the fact that people are very different it follows that, if we treat them equally, the result must be inequality in… — Friedrich August von Hayek Copy Share Image
In order to counteract income inequality, it's essential to tackle poverty in an integrated way that has long-term impact. We need to… — Helene D. Gayle Copy Share Image
The rule of law does not do away with the unequal distribution of wealth and power, but reinforces that inequality with the… — Howard Zinn Copy Share Image
Fragility, violence, and conflict are complex. Fragility is influenced by a wide set of factors, many of which are deeply entrenched, such… — Peter Maurer Copy Share Image