America’s True Horror Story

America is a country that is now utterly divided when it comes to its society, its economy, its politics. There are definitely two Americas

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Capital of the 1%

The avalanche of cash that made Washington rich in the last decade has transformed the culture of a once staid capital and created a new wave of well-heeled insiders

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Wealth Inequality in the United States Will Shock You

Is there any upward mobility in America? Watch this video that reveals how the general population of America perceives wealth inequality vs. the actual reality

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World’s 100 Richest Earned Enough Last Year to End Global Poverty 4 Times Over

The world’s 100 richest people earned a stunning total of $240 billion in 2012 – enough money to end extreme poverty worldwide four times over, Oxfam has revealed

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U.S. Cities See Rise in Homelessness, Hunger

Across the United States, the number of hungry and homeless people is growing, and budget fights at the federal level are threatening the aid many need to survive, the U.S. Conference of Mayors said on Thursday

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Hundreds of Thousands Protest in Rio de Janeiro

Hundreds of thousands of Rio de Janeiro’s citizens marched the streets in protest a law to leech the state’s oil wealth, redistributing it around Brazil. Rio slammed the bill, saying it will ‘cripple’ the state and endanger the 2016 Olympics

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America’s Poorest Lost Everything in The Great Recession

Families living in poor neighborhoods lost almost everything during the Great Recession, potentially making it more difficult for them to gain a better life in the future, according to a recent report

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Thousands of German Protesters Demand Tax on Wealthy

Thousands of protesters gathered in German cities to demonstrate in favour of a tax on wealth and financial transactions. The demonstrations are part of a nationwide movement against wealth inequality

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Half of Americans Die Having Almost No Money

Almost half of U.S. retirees die with savings of $10,000 or less, but that grim finding doesn’t fully describe the variability and uncertainty that characterize retirement in America, according to a recent study

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The U.K.’s Scandal of Social Immobility

The U.K.’s Scandal of Social Immobility

There is a “stark gap” between the life chances of the poorest and the better-off in Britain, the Government will admit today, as it publishes alarming research that reveals how wide that gulf is.

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