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Janet Yellen Warns of Inequality Threat
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U.S. Federal Reserve chairwoman Yellen on extreme inequality in the U.S. and how it reduces the economic mobility that aids recovery
10/16/2014
The Fed chairman tells a Boston Fed conference on inequality that it is fair to ask whether equal opportunity on which Americans place importance is not a part of core American values.
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Fed’s Yellen Says Extreme Inequality Could Be Un-American
Wall Street Journal 10/17/2014
Janet Yellen Warns of Inequality Threat
New York Times 10/17/2014
How Quantitative Easing Contributed to the Nation's Inequality Problem
New York Times 10/22/2014
Yellen Goes on Road to Investigate Health of the Jobs Market
New York Times 10/16/2014
Yellen’s First Year at Fed: A Remarkably Steady Course
New York Times 12/22/2014
Income Inequality Is Costing the U.S. on Social Issues
New York Times 04/28/2015
Economist Wu and the growing crony capitalism, increasing inequality, and corrupt bureaucrats in China.
03/29/2009
Wu is not optimistic about the future because he says the crony capitalists and bureaucrats want to get richer and their is a widening income gap and other problems that remain hidden because of the lack of a free media.
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The Slowing of Two Economic Giants
New York Times 07/14/2013
OECD report cites rising income inequality - The Washington Post
Washington Post 12/06/2011
Survey in China Shows a Wide Gap in Income
New York Times 07/19/2013
Peopleâs Daily Article Appears to Rebuke Wen Jiabao
New York Times 10/27/2010
Uncertainty bedevils the best system
Unknown 04/15/2009
Hong Kong Wealth Gap on Display in Protests
New York Times 10/05/2014
Friedman reviews "Why Nations Fail" by Acemoglu and Robinson
01/15/2011
The need for an inclusive society to generate growth and create opportunities. The failure of societies which concentrate power and many in the hands of a few. The experience of Britain and the U.S. in the modern period of the age of enlightenment and the industrial revolution of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries compared to the decline in Asia. Similiar views expressed by Adam Smith in his "Wealth of Nations," documenting the changes in Britain in the period from the feudal to the industrial period that brought progressive change and improvement in the lives of the people. The lessons for today in a period of increasing inequality in the U.S. and China, are self-evident.
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Japan Is a Model Not a Cautionary Tale
New York Times 06/09/2013
New York Times 09/12/2013
Upward Mobility Has Not Declined, Study Says
New York Times 01/23/2014
Janet Yellen Warns of Inequality Threat
New York Times 10/17/2014
Bad Stock-Market Timing Fueled Wealth Disparity
Wall Street Journal 10/27/2014
Income Inequality Is Costing the U.S. on Social Issues
New York Times 04/28/2015
Increasing disparity in incomes, higher inequality and the middle class.
01/03/2010
The situation in the US, Germany, Britain, China, India, Brazil and other countries.
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Survey in China Shows a Wide Gap in Income
New York Times 07/19/2013
New York Times 09/12/2013
German elections pit Merkel, challenger over poverty problems - The Washington Post
Washington Post 09/17/2013
Americaâs Sinking Middle Class
New York Times 09/18/2013
Europe's Easy-Money Policy Snubs German Savers
Wall Street Journal 11/25/2013
Germany's Social Democrats Agree to Coalition Talks With Merkel
Wall Street Journal 10/21/2013
Inequality, education and economic mobility in the U.S. compared with Western Europe and Canada
01/11/2010
Issues raised by Jeb Bush, Krugman, and people in leadership positions.
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Japan Is a Model Not a Cautionary Tale
New York Times 06/09/2013
New York Times 06/22/2013
OECD report cites rising income inequality - The Washington Post
Washington Post 12/06/2011
New York Times 09/12/2013
Patchwork of Local Wage Laws Fuels Debate Over Raising Federal Minimum
Wall Street Journal 12/01/2013
The Economy Needs a Bit of Ingenuity
New York Times 08/06/2010
Inequality- high school droput rates and wages in New York City
01/15/2011
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OECD report cites rising income inequality - The Washington Post
Washington Post 12/06/2011
New York Times 09/12/2013
Bloomberg's Real Antipoverty Record
Wall Street Journal 12/18/2013
Immigration Remakes and Sustains New York, Report Finds
New York Times 12/18/2013
Janet Yellen Warns of Inequality Threat
New York Times 10/17/2014
Outside the Spotlight, Bill de Blasio Wages a War on Inequality
New York Times 01/08/2015
Inequality in America and the role of educational opportunity in upward mobility
12/06/2011
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OECD report cites rising income inequality - The Washington Post
Washington Post 12/06/2011
Peterson and Hanushek: The Vital Link of Education and Prosperity
Wall Street Journal 09/11/2013
New York Times 09/12/2013
Upward Mobility Has Not Declined, Study Says
New York Times 01/23/2014
Crony Capitalism and the Crisis of the West
Wall Street Journal 06/06/2012
The ’1 Percent’ isn’t America’s biggest source of inequality. College is.
Washington Post 05/23/2014
Inequality in Germany
12/06/2011
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OECD report cites rising income inequality - The Washington Post
Washington Post 12/06/2011
German elections pit Merkel, challenger over poverty problems - The Washington Post
Washington Post 09/17/2013
Europe's Easy-Money Policy Snubs German Savers
Wall Street Journal 11/25/2013
Germany's Social Democrats Agree to Coalition Talks With Merkel
Wall Street Journal 10/21/2013
Americanized Labor Policy Is Spreading in Europe
New York Times 12/03/2013
German politics: Of scissors and biting
Economist 03/13/2013
Israel- economic reform legislation of 2013, business, and inequality in Israel
05/04/2012
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Overhaul of Israel's Economy Offers Lessons for the U.S.
New York Times 01/07/2014
The Crony System That Makes Israelis Poorer
Wall Street Journal 05/04/2012
Janet Yellen Warns of Inequality Threat
New York Times 10/17/2014
New York Times 03/16/2015
Krugman and Stiglitz on Occupy Wall Street and inequality in America
04/01/2009
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Japan Is a Model Not a Cautionary Tale
New York Times 06/09/2013
New York Times 09/12/2013
New York Times 12/15/2013
Geithner's Plan: Loopholes Galore
BusinessWeek 04/01/2009
New York Times 04/01/2009
Officials Cast Wide Net in Monitoring Occupy Protests
New York Times 05/22/2014
Parallels between the Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson U.S. election campaigns of 1910, 1914 and the campaigns in 2012 and 2016
10/31/2010
T.R.'s campaign for the Progressive cause and Wilson's campaign for the Democratic party- taking TR's efforts for reducing economic inequality a step forward- have parallels to the debates in the election campaigns of 2012 and 2016 about economic and social mobility and opportunity.
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New York Times 10/31/2010
State of the Union: Obama Seeks to Narrow Income Gap
Wall Street Journal 01/29/2014
No longer the land of opportunity - The Washington Post
Washington Post 01/05/2012
From 1889 to 2014, Political Parallels Abound
Wall Street Journal 07/08/2014
Janet Yellen Warns of Inequality Threat
New York Times 10/17/2014
Bad Stock-Market Timing Fueled Wealth Disparity
Wall Street Journal 10/27/2014
Wealth gaps and inequality in Israel
01/15/2011
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Israel Approval Near for Austerity Budget
New York Times 05/13/2013
Overhaul of Israel's Economy Offers Lessons for the U.S.
New York Times 01/07/2014
Janet Yellen Warns of Inequality Threat
New York Times 10/17/2014
New York Times 03/16/2015
Economic-Ladder Concerns Trump Income Gap in Poll
Wall Street Journal 05/05/2015
Protesters Force Israel to Grapple With Wealth Gap
New York Times 08/11/2011
The wealth gap and inequality in Hong Kong
10/05/2014
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Hong Kong Wealth Gap on Display in Protests
New York Times 10/05/2014
Janet Yellen Warns of Inequality Threat
New York Times 10/17/2014
The need for investment in infrastructure, education for raising level of worker skills, and wage subsidies for those left behind, in the world economy of 2014-2030
10/06/2014
This research in the Economist on the world economy shows the effects of technology are benefitting fewer people, leaving less skilled workers poorer than before, and creating large income gaps, more inequality. How to address these problems are a challenge for just and effective governance. Technology even at Hon Hai in China is shifting work to robots, and the question is how the millions of people in India can find jobs when technology can enable manufacturing with fewer people.
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The world economy: Wealth without workers, workers without wealth
Economist 10/06/2014
Countering Tech’s Damaging Effect on Jobs
Wall Street Journal 10/15/2014
Janet Yellen Warns of Inequality Threat
New York Times 10/17/2014
Bad Stock-Market Timing Fueled Wealth Disparity
Wall Street Journal 10/27/2014
Hostility From U.S. as China Lures Allies to New Bank
New York Times 03/19/2015
Economic-Ladder Concerns Trump Income Gap in Poll
Wall Street Journal 05/05/2015
Prof. Xuetong of Tsinghua University, calls for less inequality, social justice and balanced development in China
01/15/2011
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Survey in China Shows a Wide Gap in Income
New York Times 07/19/2013
Wall Street Journal 11/06/2013
Hong Kong Wealth Gap on Display in Protests
New York Times 10/05/2014
Janet Yellen Warns of Inequality Threat
New York Times 10/17/2014
New York Times 11/20/2011
OECD report cites rising income inequality - The Washington Post
Washington Post 12/06/2011
Pope Francis and bringing issues of poverty, growing inequality and economc justice to the forefront
01/05/2014
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Popular Voice in the Capitol? Itâs the Popeâs
New York Times 01/05/2014
Janet Yellen Warns of Inequality Threat
New York Times 10/17/2014
Economic-Ladder Concerns Trump Income Gap in Poll
Wall Street Journal 05/05/2015
In Fiery Speeches, Francis Excoriates Global Capitalism
New York Times 07/11/2015
A Humble Pope, Challenging the World
New York Times 09/18/2015
Pope Francis, in New York, Takes On Extremism and Inequality
New York Times 09/25/2015
Benjamin Friedman on high unemployment, income gaps and higher inequality, and the consequences for the social fabric of America
08/06/2010
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New York Times 06/22/2013
OECD report cites rising income inequality - The Washington Post
Washington Post 12/06/2011
New York Times 09/12/2013
The Economy Needs a Bit of Ingenuity
New York Times 08/06/2010
A Look at the Global One Percent
Wall Street Journal 03/09/2012
The world economy: Wealth without workers, workers without wealth
Economist 10/06/2014
Fragility of social cohesion in the U.S. with unemployment concentrated in the lower middle and working classes.
03/11/2009
Figures from the Center of Labor Market Studies of Northeastern University in Boston showing unemployment of 9% in the $40,000 to $50,000 annual household income group and going up to 31% at the lowest income group. Higher inequality as differences in education between lower income and higher income Americans grows. The problem of the long term unemployed is a serious one.
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Wall Street Journal 09/14/2011
Japan Is a Model Not a Cautionary Tale
New York Times 06/09/2013
New York Times 06/22/2013
OECD report cites rising income inequality - The Washington Post
Washington Post 12/06/2011
U.S. Schools Chief Arne Duncan Labors to Straddle Political Divide
Wall Street Journal 07/22/2013
The Great Stagnation in American Education
New York Times 09/07/2013
Growing inequality in China in 2010, after three decades of exports driven development.
10/13/2010
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Survey in China Shows a Wide Gap in Income
New York Times 07/19/2013
Wall Street Journal 11/06/2013
Hong Kong Wealth Gap on Display in Protests
New York Times 10/05/2014
Janet Yellen Warns of Inequality Threat
New York Times 10/17/2014
China Seeks a New Self Through an Old Method
Wall Street Journal 10/13/2010
Villagerâs Suspicious Death Ignites Fury in China
New York Times 12/28/2010
Inequality and American culture
05/19/2013
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Inequality and the Modern Culture of Celebrity
New York Times 05/19/2013
New York Times 09/12/2013
Janet Yellen Warns of Inequality Threat
New York Times 10/17/2014
Economic-Ladder Concerns Trump Income Gap in Poll
Wall Street Journal 05/05/2015
The CNN Democratic debate transcript, annotated - The Washington Post
Washington Post 10/14/2015
What Could Raising Taxes on the 1% Do? Surprising Amounts
New York Times 10/16/2015
Inequality and widening rich-poor gap in Nigeria
12/06/2011
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OECD report cites rising income inequality - The Washington Post
Washington Post 12/06/2011
Nigerian Central Bank Governor Ousted
Wall Street Journal 02/21/2014
Janet Yellen Warns of Inequality Threat
New York Times 10/17/2014
Nigeria Is a Case Study in the Curse of Oil
Wall Street Journal 04/03/2015
Nigeria President Escalates Campaign to Stem Corruption
New York Times 10/16/2015
In Nigeria, Youâre Either Somebody or Nobody
New York Times 02/09/2013
Inequality in America and taxes
01/15/2011
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New York Times 09/12/2013
Janet Yellen Warns of Inequality Threat
New York Times 10/17/2014
Economic-Ladder Concerns Trump Income Gap in Poll
Wall Street Journal 05/05/2015
What Could Raising Taxes on the 1% Do? Surprising Amounts
New York Times 10/16/2015
Donât Tax the Rich. Tax Inequality Itself.
New York Times 12/18/2011
New York Times 01/10/2012
Inequality in America in 2010-2014
12/06/2008
Grouped Articles
New York Times 09/12/2013
The Economy Needs a Bit of Ingenuity
New York Times 08/06/2010
New York Times 12/15/2013
Janet Yellen Warns of Inequality Threat
New York Times 10/17/2014
Bad Stock-Market Timing Fueled Wealth Disparity
Wall Street Journal 10/27/2014
Outside the Spotlight, Bill de Blasio Wages a War on Inequality
New York Times 01/08/2015
Inequality, the middle class and economic growth
01/15/2011
Grouped Articles
OECD report cites rising income inequality - The Washington Post
Washington Post 12/06/2011
Americaâs Sinking Middle Class
New York Times 09/18/2013
New York Times 12/15/2013
Janet Yellen Warns of Inequality Threat
New York Times 10/17/2014
Bad Stock-Market Timing Fueled Wealth Disparity
Wall Street Journal 10/27/2014
In State of the Union, Obama Makes Middle-Class Pitch
Wall Street Journal 01/21/2015
Jerry Muller on Capitalism and Inequality- preserving economic dynamism and maintaining protections for the middle class and the poor
04/15/2009
Muller points out that the family really matters and belonging to particular social, immigrant, ethnic and religious groups also makes a difference. Muller says having a clear eyed view shows protections are necessary for capitalism to work, yet also points out that in advanced capitalist societies muc of the framework for the protections such as unemployment insurance, Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, Earned Income Credit, Affordable Care Act, are already in place. Individual societies and countries have to come up with their own solutions for economic protections. At the same time economic dynamism is critical part of vibrant democracy and capitalism. This requires human capital to be deployed in the best way possible. For individual countries this means increasing and preserving competitiveness in the global marketplace.
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New York Times 06/22/2013
OECD report cites rising income inequality - The Washington Post
Washington Post 12/06/2011
U.S. Schools Chief Arne Duncan Labors to Straddle Political Divide
Wall Street Journal 07/22/2013
New York Times 09/12/2013
Americaâs Sinking Middle Class
New York Times 09/18/2013
Germany's Social Democrats Agree to Coalition Talks With Merkel
Wall Street Journal 10/21/2013
Occupy Wall Street movement, inequality and Latin America
01/20/2010
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Officials Cast Wide Net in Monitoring Occupy Protests
New York Times 05/22/2014
Janet Yellen Warns of Inequality Threat
New York Times 10/17/2014
On the Middle Class, Lessons From Latin America
New York Times 12/10/2011
The 1 Percent Clubâs Misguided Protectors
New York Times 12/10/2011
The Luxury Market Is Robust Despite Troubles in Lower Income Brackets
New York Times 12/17/2011
Donât Tax the Rich. Tax Inequality Itself.
New York Times 12/18/2011
Women and inequality in the U.S.
08/18/2014
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Among the Poor, Women Feel Inequality More Deeply
New York Times 08/18/2014
Janet Yellen Warns of Inequality Threat
New York Times 10/17/2014
Bad Stock-Market Timing Fueled Wealth Disparity
Wall Street Journal 10/27/2014
Income Inequality Is Costing the U.S. on Social Issues
New York Times 04/28/2015
New York Times 05/04/2015
Economic-Ladder Concerns Trump Income Gap in Poll
Wall Street Journal 05/05/2015
Tom Orlik on wealth distribution in China and why increasing consumer spending would require higher incomes for the lower middle class and rural households
01/07/2010
Orlik cites a study by a Chinese university which shows 10% of the households has over 80% of the wealth, and over 50% of the households have little or no savings. This suggests that there is not much room to increase consumer spending on education, healthcare, and consumer goods for these households as incomes are too low. This may account for the insecurity felt by a large majority of households about the future. It also shows that rebalancing the global economy would require rebalancing within China, reducing inequality and improving incomes for the middle class to increase consumer spending.
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Wall Street Journal 07/01/2013
The Slowing of Two Economic Giants
New York Times 07/14/2013
Wall Street Journal 07/15/2013
New York Times 12/18/2011
Survey in China Shows a Wide Gap in Income
New York Times 07/19/2013
Wall Street Journal 11/06/2013
The U.S. in 1889 and in 2014- influence of large immigration, growing inequality, impact of science and technology and progressive wing in both main political parties
07/08/2014
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From 1889 to 2014, Political Parallels Abound
Wall Street Journal 07/08/2014
Janet Yellen Warns of Inequality Threat
New York Times 10/17/2014
Bad Stock-Market Timing Fueled Wealth Disparity
Wall Street Journal 10/27/2014
Transcript: Obama’s immigration speech - The Washington Post
Washington Post 11/21/2014
Income Inequality Is Costing the U.S. on Social Issues
New York Times 04/28/2015
Wall Street Journal 05/02/2015
Tax policies and attention to principle of fairness and reducing inequality in Japan- 2012-2014
01/11/2013
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Tokyo Set to Raise Levy on Wealthiest
Wall Street Journal 01/11/2013
Janet Yellen Warns of Inequality Threat
New York Times 10/17/2014
Japan’s working poor: Struggling
Economist 04/05/2015
Pope Francis and reaching out to ordinary people, the young and the poor in a period of rising inequality, high youth unemployment
07/24/2013
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Wall Street Journal 07/24/2013
Pope's Memo From Rio: Serve the Poor
Wall Street Journal 07/25/2013
Pope Calls for More Just Society
Wall Street Journal 07/24/2013
The Pope Gets on the Line, and Everyone Is Talking
New York Times 09/09/2013
Young and Educated in Europe, but Desperate for Jobs
New York Times 11/15/2013
Popular Voice in the Capitol? Itâs the Popeâs
New York Times 01/05/2014
Martin Feldstein's Op-ed in the WSJ, April 4, 2009, suggesting an alternative solution to the U.S. housing mortgage crisis during the 2008 global financial crisis
04/04/2009
The alternative solution would have been fairer to homeowners and reduced the wave of foreclosures that hit the U.S. in 2009-2013. The result was a double blow to the economy from foreclosures and higher unemployment, increasing inequality, and reversing decades of gains in strengthening the social fabric of America. Feldstein was Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisors under President Reagan and is a professor at Harvard.
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Geithner's Bank Plan Is a Good Start
Wall Street Journal 04/04/2009
The Case Against the Bernanke-Obama Financial Rescue
New York Times 05/16/2014
New York Times 05/19/2014
New York Times 05/04/2009
New York Times 06/02/2009
Janet Yellen Warns of Inequality Threat
New York Times 10/17/2014
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