Over at Visualizing Economics, Catherine Mulbrandon has an excellent visualization of income inequality in 1975 and then again in 2010: And here they are side by side for easier comparison:
How Wealth Inequality Hurts Churches
Have you seen the video on wealth inequality that went viral this week? The video is based on a study by Harvard Business professor Michael Norton. If you haven’t seen it yet, check it out here. Millions have been passing it around and dropping their jaws when they see the dramatic difference between the average […]
Faithful Alternatives to Sequestration – A Message to Congress
This message was sent to Congress today on behalf of the Interreligious Working Group on Domestic Human Needs. It is with great concern over the effects of the sequester that I write to you today. These budget cuts will harm real people; they are not an academic exercise and this is no laboratory for testing […]
The Spirit Level: Why Equality Makes Societies Stronger, by Kate Pickett and Richard Wilkinson
The Spirit Level: Why Equality Makes Societies Stronger, by Kate Pickett and Richard Wilkinson, Bloomsbury Press, 2011. Recommended by Dr. Tim Ready, Director of the Lewis Walker Institute for Race and Ethnic Relations at Western Michigan University and contributor to research and content on Michigan Voices for Action, a premier source for information on poverty […]
Fat Tuesday, Lean Times: Restoring Balance for Our Nation.
Friends in Faith, Today is Mardi Gras: Fat Tuesday. It’s the last hurrah before the somber season of Lent. I like to celebrate as much as the next person, but today I am finding it hard to get into the spirit of the feast before the fast. Drastic and growing inequality in our nation makes […]
