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inequality.is

An interactive graphic that describes the extent of income inequality in the U.S., how it got so unequal, and offers tangible suggestions about what ordinary people can do to diminish it. It also allows users to estimate the amount of actual income inequality and place their own earnings in the context of demographically similar populations. Animated videos narrated by former Secretary of Labor, Robert Reich, describe why...

Keywords:: stratification, social class, income inequality

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Social Sciences / Sociology / Inequalities

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Material Type:: Presentation
Date Added to MERLOT:: March 2, 2014
Date Modified in MERLOT:: December 1, 2020
Author:: Economic Policy Institute
Submitter:: michael miller

Primary Audience:: High School, College General Ed, College Lower Division, College Upper Division
Technical Format:: Website
Mobile Compatibility:: Not specified at this time
Language:: English
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