Inequality In America Is Only Getting Worse
Inequality In America Is Only Getting Worse - The DeKalb County Police Department in Georgia recently reopened an internal investigation of a white police officer beating a black homeless ...
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Republicans Are Making America Sad Again
Republicans Are Making America Sad Again - America is a prosperous nation, but not a super happy one. That's been true for a while. But the policies of President Donald Trump and the Republican Party are making matters worse. That's according to the latest "World Happiness Report," which is put together by the Sustainable Development Solutions Network in conjunction with the United Nations. Per capita income in America has tripled since the 1960s, but we are no happier now, collectively, than we were then. "Per capita GDP is still rising, but happiness is now actually falling," writes Columbia University economist Jeffrey Sachs, one of the report's authors. Indeed, in 2007 America ranked third in happiness among the 35 member nations of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. By 2016, we were down to 19th place. A rising per capita GDP, after all, doesn't mean much in a nation with rapidly growing inequality. To get t...
Congress Cuts Winter Heating Aid For The Poor While Boosting The Defense Budget
Congress Cuts Winter Heating Aid For The Poor While Boosting The Defense Budget By Travis Waldron on Dec 16, 2011 at 10:45 am Poverty in America is only getting worse, with data showing rising income inequality and the startling fact that half of all Americans are now either in poverty or considered low-income. ...