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Our Aversion to Economic Inequality

To which social class do you belong? upper class middle class lower class When asked that question, the vast majority of the U.S. population (around 90%) responds middle class.  We see ourselves as “making it,” not poor and not rich.  … Continue reading

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Newt’s Comments: Simplifying a Complex Issue: Part Two

In his book, Race Matters, Dr. Cornel West criticizes those such as Newt Gingrich who put the blame for poverty squarely on the shoulders of the individual.  But West, an African-American scholar who teaches at Princeton University, also takes liberals … Continue reading

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