The Inequality Initiative

Cities are taking the lead, and Seattle is at the front of the pack!

The United Cities of America: What Seattle's Minimum-Wage Deal Means An agreement to raise the wage floor to $15 per hour heralds a new sort of national politics, where local officials network to bypass Washington.

Time to try a different way!

The American Middle Class Is No Longer the World’s Richest After three decades of slow growth, middle-class incomes in the U.S. appear to trail those of Canada. Poor Americans now make less than the poor in several other countries.

Join us next Tues for a timely conversation on the future of labor with Andy Stern, former president of SEIU. $5 at Town Hall Seattle, January 7. http://reclaimingprosperity.org/stern/

Innovation in the Northwest and the Future of Labor with Andy Stern The Northwest is known for adopting innovative business models and technology. Right now our region is on the forefront of national debates on living wages, paid sick leave and mobilizing workers. ...

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Obama: Income Inequality Is 'Defining Challenge Of Our Time' BY JIM KUHNHENN, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama turned his focus Wednesday to the pocketbook issues that Americans consistently rank as a top concern, arguing that the dream of upward economic mobility is breaking down and the growing income gap is a "defining challeng...

Next in the Reclaiming Prosperity series! Heather McGhee and Jared Bernstein talk about income inequality, the shrinking middle class and what we can do to reverse the troubling direction we’re going in. KUOW’s Ross Reynolds moderates. $5 at Town Hall Seattle.

Patchwork Politics or Prosperity? –Jared Bernstein and Heather McGhee Jared Bernstein, Senior Fellow at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities and Heather McGhee, Vice President of Policy and Outreach at Demos, moderated by KUOW’s Ross Reynolds, will discuss inco...

The middle-out economic truth advances.

Podesta Starting a Think Tank on Inequality John Podesta, a former Clinton chief of staff and Obama adviser, will be joined by the economists J. Bradford DeLong and Heather Boushey at what he is calling the Washington Center for Equitable Growth.

Digital Doc: Across Lake Providence East Carroll Parish, Louisiana, has the highest income inequality of any county or parish in America. Can that change?

How to raise wages -- and citizens Eric Liu says a ballot proposition for a $15 minimum wage shows the power of activism to address inequality

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Staying Put: Why Income Inequality Is Up And Geographic Mobility Is Down Most migration is driven by economics, but Americans are no longer packing up their bags in search of a better life. Journalist Timothy Noah tells host Michel Martin why income inequality is up and geographic mobility has gone down.

A sad but not shocking link

Income inequality linked to depression NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - American women face a greater risk of depression in states where personal income levels vary widely, according to a new study covering 50 U.S. states.Huge income gaps in a

Need a movie recommendation? How about THE movie that explains how we got into this inequality disaster. It's a brilliant must-see.

From ‘Inequality for All,’ a challenge for America A new film challenges Americans to address the income gap.

The middle class is where economic recovery and strength emanates from

Obama says the economy grows best from the middle. Research suggests he’s right. EmailPrintReprintsObama says the economy grows best from the middle. Research suggests he’s right.By Jim Tankersley, Published: July 24 at 11:44 amE-mail the writerCommentsTweetMore(Stephen Lam/Getty Images)Since the 2012 campaign, President Obama has been talking up an economic philosophy he calls…