false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173211020m/258181.jpg 258181 1 <B>Revised following the 2004 presidential election, a graphic portrait of the growing gap between the rich and everyone else in America.</B><BR><BR>&#149; In 1968, African Americans earned 55 cents for every dollar of white income. At the current pace, it would take 581 years for African Americans to achieve income parity. <BR>&#149; States including Alabama, Tennessee, and Virginia tax food and basic needs at a higher rate than income from investments. <BR>&#149; Welfare for very low income people totaled $193 billion in 2004. Aid to "dependent corporations" exceeded $800 billion.<BR><BR>This updated edition of the widely touted <I>Economic Apartheid in America</I> looks at the causes and manifestations of wealth disparities in the United States, including tax policy in light of the 2001 and 2003 tax cuts and recent corporate scandals. <BR><BR>Published with two leading organizations dedicated to addressing economic inequality, the book looks at recent changes in income and wealth distribution and examines the economic policies and shifts in power that have fueled the growing divide. <BR><BR>Praised by <I>Sojurners</I> as "a clear blueprint on how to combat growing inequality," <I>Economic Apartheid in America</I> provides "much-needed groundwork for more democratic discussion and participation in economic life" (<I>Tikkun</I>). With "a wealth of eye-opening data" (<I>The Beacon</I>) focusing on the decline of organized labor and civic institutions, the battle over global trade, and the growing inequality of income and wages, it argues that most Americans are shut out of the discussion of the rules governing their economic lives.<BR><BR>Accessible and engaging and illustrated throughout with charts, graphs, and political cartoons, the book lays out a comprehensive plan for action. Charts, graphs, and black-and-white illustrations throughout. 250234 17 10 2005 Economic Apartheid In America: A Primer on Economic Inequality & Insecurity, Revised and Updated Edition total:12|5:3|4:7|3:1|2:1| 12 48 27 0 0 0 false false Tue Aug 04 16:59:53 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 04 17:06:35 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Jul 31 18:05:35 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 31 18:06:15 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed May 20 21:17:01 -0700 2009 Wed May 20 21:17:01 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Feb 24 11:36:04 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 24 11:36:04 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Fri Feb 06 07:56:56 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 06 07:56:56 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sat Jan 24 11:08:02 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 24 11:08:02 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Thu Jan 22 09:24:54 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 22 09:24:54 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Fri Dec 05 15:32:44 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 05 15:32:44 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Thu Aug 21 14:30:43 -0700 2008 Thu Aug 21 14:30:43 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Mon Aug 18 08:41:26 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 18 08:41:26 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Sun May 18 17:30:04 -0700 2008 Sun May 18 17:30:16 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Fri May 09 22:35:10 -0700 2008 Fri May 09 22:35:10 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Sat Apr 26 20:06:10 -0700 2008 Sun May 25 19:29:16 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Thu Mar 06 12:48:41 -0800 2008 Thu Mar 06 12:48:41 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Fri Jan 25 11:16:25 -0800 2008 Fri Jan 25 11:16:25 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Thu Dec 13 09:26:01 -0800 2007 Thu Dec 13 09:26:01 -0800 2007 0 0 false false Wed Dec 12 22:14:59 -0800 2007 Tue Jan 08 09:21:35 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Fri Dec 07 18:50:57 -0800 2007 Fri Dec 07 18:51:00 -0800 2007 4 0 false false Tue Oct 23 23:23:04 -0700 2007 Tue Oct 23 23:23:04 -0700 2007 2 0 false false Tue Oct 23 23:01:48 -0700 2007 Tue Oct 23 23:01:57 -0700 2007 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=258181