“The ability of the 1 percent to buy politicians and regulators is nothing new in American politics - just as inequality has been a permanent part of our economic system. This is true of virtually all political and economic systems.” Has BeensPoliticalAbilityEconomicPoliticianPercentInequalityPermanentAmerican PoliticsEconomic SystemsNothing NewEconomic InequalityRegulators Author:Eric Alterman
“American journalists tend to treat inequality as a fact of life. But it needn't be.” FactsTreatsInequalityJournalistFacts Of Life Author:Eric Alterman
“Half the U.S. population owns barely 2 percent of its wealth, putting the United States near Rwanda and Uganda and below such nations as pre-Arab Spring Tunisia and Egypt when measured by degrees of income inequality.” StatesNationsWealthUnitedHalfUnited StatesDegreesSpringPercentPopulationIncomeInequalityEgyptIncome InequalityRwandaUgandaArab SpringWealth InequalityTunisia Author:Eric Alterman
