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• Inequality has run Amok. Do Leaders Care?

  Published: August 6, 2007, 8:59 pm

  Tags: Social Europe Blog, Clinton, Inequality, News, Obama, Politics

  stark and growing economic inequality has become a third rail of politics. Almost no one in political leadership touches it for fear of being accused of inciting class warfare. But we’ve reached a point where the “land of equality” has become a very unequal place. Government has an important role to play in restoring another

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• Inequality growing in Asia; ‘fairly stable’ in the Philippines

  Published: August 13, 2007, 5:45 am

  Tags: The Economy, Governance, Asia, Asian Development Bank, Income Inequality, Philippines

  EVEN as the Philippines and 14 other developing countries in Asia are experiencing considerable measures of economic growth, there still is little reason to celebrate. This is because recent gains in the levels of expenditure have also come with increasing income inequalities between the rich and the poor, according to a recent Asian Development

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• Becoming Economic Citizens

  Published: September 18, 2007, 9:45 am

  Tags: Economic Policy, Globalisation, European Social Model, Business, Inequality, Democracy, Economic, Economy, Politics

  By Henning Meyer In the general debate about globalisation, it is a widely held assumption that the scope of action of democratic governments is deteriorating due to advancing economic integration. The bringing down of trade barriers, the shift to a more service based economy and innovations in ICTs have led to business operations going further

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• Study Examines Social Mobility in United States

  Published: October 2, 2007, 4:08 pm

  Tags: Society, Incomes, Social Inequality

  According to numerous studies, the United States has the highest level of income inequality among all rich nations. For example, low-income households, or those at the 10th percentile of the income distribution, spend approximately $8,900 per year per child, while high-income families, or those at the 90th percentile, spend $50,000 per child.

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• On 10/4, Good Buddy, Leave Someone Else a Comment

  Published: October 3, 2007, 10:57 am

  Tags: Commenting, Leave Someone Else Comment Day, Leavesomeoneelseacommentday, Participation Inequality, Participationinequality

  because of participation inequality, for every commenter, there are as many as 10 times more readers lurking about. (The rule of thumb is 90-9-1: For every 100 people, 90 are lurkers who never post at all, 9 post occasionally, and 1 person posts a lot.) This goes for blogs, message boards, comments on photos and videos -- any social media or

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• 5 Myths About Sick Old Europe

  Published: October 9, 2007, 1:20 am

  Tags: Transatlantic Relations, Economic Policy, Eu Politics, Globalisation, European Social Model, Us Politics, Business, Inequality, News, Politics

  By Steven Hill In the global economy, today’s winners can become tomorrow’s losers in a twinkling, and vice versa. Not so long ago, American pundits and economic analysts were snidely touting U.S. economic superiority to the “sick old man” of Europe. What a difference a few months can make. Today, with the stock market

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• Risk of disability rises in states with income inequality

  Published: November 13, 2007, 3:56 pm

  Tags: Health, Disability Risk, Income Inequality

  A massive survey conducted by researchers at the University of Toronto reveals Americans living in states with high rates of income inequality are significantly more likely to have a disability that limits the completion of daily tasks such as dressing, bathing and mobility at home.

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• Losing our Way in the New Century: The Future of the Middle Class

  Published: November 13, 2007, 9:20 pm

  Tags: Economic Policy, Globalisation, Inequality, Elections, Economics, Inequality, Krugman, Politics

  Watch Princeton economist and New York Times columnist Paul Krugman speak on the issue of the “Future of the Middle Class” at the Commonwealth Club of California, touching a series of contemporary political and economic issues. The talk is based on his new book “The Conscience of a Liberal”.

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• Deregulating the Dream

  Published: November 16, 2007, 8:35 pm

  Tags: America, Caldera, Iran, Iraq, Activists, Army, Bees, Christian, Defend, Deregulating, Deserters, Disaster, Dividends, Educational, Fruits, Gallon, Global, Hate, Illegal, Income, Inequality, Invested, Jail, Lenders, Loan, Morals, Mortgage, News, Opinions

  "Deregulating the Dream America is close to being a 3rd world country when it comes to class and wealth. read more

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• Deregulating the Dream

  Published: November 16, 2007, 8:35 pm

  Tags: America, Caldera, Iran, Iraq, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States, University, Warming, Washington, Activists, Army, Bees, Christian, Defend, Deregulating, Deserters, Disaster, Dividends, Educational, Fruits, Gallon, Global, Hate, Health, Illegal, Income, Inequality, Invested, Jail, Len

  "Deregulating the Dream America is close to being a 3rd world country when it comes to class and wealth. read more

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• Consolidating Transatlantic Economic Hegemony

  Published: November 19, 2007, 10:43 am

  Tags: Transatlantic Relations, Economic Policy, Eu Politics, Globalisation, European Social Model, Us Politics, Business, Inequality, Bush, Economics, Politics, Trade, Verheugen

  By Henning Meyer Widely unnoticed by the media on both sides of the Atlantic, the European Union and the United States agreed a new “Framework for Advancing Transatlantic Economic Integration” earlier this year. A brainchild of the German EU presidency, the framework’s main aims are twofold: internally, the new cooperation

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• France's Mardi Noir could reveal Europe's Globalisation Opportunity

  Published: November 22, 2007, 6:22 pm

  Tags: Economic Policy, Eu Politics, Globalisation, China, Africa, Inequality, France, Left, Politics, Strike

  By Crispin Williams ‘Mardi Noir’ shouted the reporter (November 20th) as the camera turned to show chaos on the day that France ground to a halt after widespread industrial action. For some, the chaos signaled the stormy start of President Sarkozy’s bid to modenise the French economy. But for many on the European political

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• Can New York Be Too Successful?

  Published: November 28, 2007, 1:10 pm

  Tags: Featured Box, Top Story, Housing Economy, Land Use And Planning, Atlantic Yards, Developers, Income, Inequality, Municipal Art Society, Zoning

  Has the decade-long economic boom in New York City been too much of a good thing? A panel of developers, organized by the Municipal Art Society, debated the question.

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• Mychal Bell pleads guilty to Battery.

  Published: December 4, 2007, 5:53 pm

  Tags: Mychal Bell, Inequality, Racism, Jena Six

  Mychal Bell, Jena 6,

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• When Residents Weigh In on Gentrification

  Published: December 7, 2007, 1:47 pm

  Tags: Top Story, Housing Economy, People Neighborhoods, Community Boards, Columbia University, Developers, Gentrification, Income, Inequality, Municipal Art Society

  A panel organized by the Municipal Art Society discussed the subject, "The Oversuccessful City, Part 2: Neighborhood Character in the Face of Change."

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