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"In his new book, Gar Alperovitz argues that the first decade of the twenty-first century - challenged by growing economic inequality, the devaluing of civil liberties, and a government unresponsive to the people - is already producing conditions that will force the United States to undergo historic changes." "There have been five major political realignments in American history, from before the Progressive Era to beyond the New Deal. All have occurred...

Eberstadt argues that the official poverty rate is incapable of accurately representing long-term trends for material want in modern America, and that standards of living for the official poverty population are far higher today than they were in 1964 or 1965, at the start of the War on Poverty.

Suggests some practical solutions to the problem of excessive wealth; outlines a way to deal with the "too" rich that would also create a healthier economy. The authors create a framework with which to evaluate proposals to redistribute great wealth and income.

In this provocative, witty, and revealing polemic, journalist Daniel Brook argues that the exploding income gap--a product of the conservative ascendance--is systematically dismantling the American dream, as debt-laden, well-educated young people are torn between their passions and the pressure to earn six-figure incomes. Rising education, housing, and health-care costs have made it virtually impossible for all but the corporate elite to enjoy what...

A leading economist questions data on economic inequality in the United States, saying it is flawed because it does not include the value of Social Security and health insurance.

It is conventional wisdom to focus on the wealth of the top 1 percent -- especially the top 0.01 percent -- and how the ultra-rich are concentrating income and prosperity while incomes for most other Americans are stagnant. But the most important, widening gap in American society is between the upper middle class and everyone else. Richard Reeves defines the upper middle class as those whose incomes are in the top 20 percent of American society. Income...

Looks at the dangers of unbalanced income distribution, and shows how United States claims the most billionaires but suffers from high rates of infant mortality and crime, short life expectancy, and low rates of social mobility.

This work provides a thorough overview and analysis of the increasing gap between the Americans at the top and bottom of the economic scale.

"From workers' wages to presidential elections, labor unions once exerted tremendous clout in American life. In the immediate post-World War II era, one in three workers belonged to a union. The fraction now is close to one in ten, and just one in twenty in the private sector--the lowest in a century. The only thing big about Big Labor today is the scope of its problems. While many studies have attempted to explain the causes of this decline, What...