Income inequality has robbed so many Americans of a basic standard of living. While the GOP leadership treats our national wealth like a grab bag for corporate interests and personal gain, regular wage-earners find themselves strapped, barely able to afford their rent and groceries, let alone the pleasures that make life worth living.
This unfairness at the core of our economy is our great national heartache. I say heartache because childhood poverty, which disproportionately affects people of color, is a major risk factor for negative health outcomes including depression and degenerative diseases. So many young parents can barely afford childcare […]
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