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Wall Street and the Wealth Gap (Sep 27, 2011)
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Smithsonian Racism Exhibit Promotes Reflection (Sep 23, 2011)
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“Class Warfare” – What Nonsense (Sep 23, 2011)
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NPR on "Mending" the Wealth Gap (Sep 16, 2011)
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HuffPost Reveals More on Wealth Gap (Sep 16, 2011)
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Wash. Post Shows How Tax Policy Worsens Wealth Gap (Sep 12, 2011)
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MSNBC Segment -- Pew Study on the Racial Wealth Gap (Sep 8, 2011)
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The Isle of the Dogs (Aug 18, 2011)
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Can the Middle Class Be Saved? (Aug 17, 2011)
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Let's Organize! (Aug 11, 2011)
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Letters to the Editor (Aug 11, 2011)
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Senator Landrieu Writes about the Wealth Gap (Aug 9, 2011)
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Fact Sheet: Catholic Social Teaching and the Wealth Gap (Aug 3, 2011)
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Mind the Gap! Petition delivery to the White House (Jul 28, 2011)
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New Resource: The Racial and Ethnic Wealth Gap
Jun 15, 2011 | By Page May
Did you know…that in 2009, the median net worth of black households was $2,200-- the lowest ever recorded. Meanwhile, the median white household’s net worth was $97,900!
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The Racial and Ethnic Wealth Gap
The gap does not surprise me because even though it seems that we are more tolerant than in the 1960s, the gains we made are offset because of the economy and immigration. When I was in high school, there almost no blacks in management positions. Also, Hispanics wer in low paying jobs. When I retired a few years ago, there were blacks and hispanics with really good jobs. Still we have not done enough. I hear horrible remarks from some friends and relatives regarding Hispanics and other minorities. One was going to boycott products from Mexico. We do have a black president and that is an accomplishment. We have to fix the gap.
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