Wealth Gap Between Rich And Poor Americans Highest On Record

New analysis from Pew Research Center finds that economic gains of the wealthiest continue to soar as the middle-class and low-income families face chronic stagnation.

by Sarah Lazare

‘A Generation Cast Aside’: Child Poverty On The Rise In World’s Richest Countries

Since 2008, child poverty has increased in a majority of the 41 most affluent nations, UNICEF report finds.

‘A Generation Cast Aside’: Child Poverty On The Rise In World’s Richest Countries

Children remain "the most enduring victims" of the recession in the world's wealthiest nations, where 2.6 million children have fallen below the poverty line since 2008, a new report from UNICEF reveals. The annual study, Children of the Recession: The impact of the

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Critics Give New SAT Reforms Failing Score

With clear discrepancies between how test takers from various socioeconomic backgrounds perform on the SAT, is taking out a mandatory essay section and removing trigonometry going to be enough to level the playing field?

Critics Give New SAT Reforms Failing Score

The College Board announced Wednesday a sweeping suite of changes to the SAT examination in an attempt to close the socioeconomic gap among test takers.

Among the new changes will be an expansion of the test’s free application waivers for low-income

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Frederick Reese

Frederick Reese is lead staff writer for Mint Press specializing in race, poverty, congressional oversight and technology. An award winning data journalist and creative writer for over 15 years, Frederick has written about and worked for social advocacy projects and personal awareness efforts. Frederick is a jack-of-all-trades, with work experience as a teacher, a pastry chef and a story writer. Frederick has publication credits with Yahoo!, B. Couleur, and more. A native New Yorker, Frederick graduated from Colgate University in 1999 and Johnson & Wales University in 2003. Frederick started his journalistic career writing for his university’s newspaper, “The Colgate Maroon-News,” before starting and heading his own magazine, “The Idealist.” Most recently, Frederick received a data journalism award from the International Center for Journalists for his minimum wage coverage for MintPress. Follow Frederick on Twitter: @frederickreese

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Silicon Valley Boom Eludes Many, Drives Income Gap

The widening income gap between the wealthy and those left behind is sparking debate, anger and sporadic protests.

Silicon Valley Boom Eludes Many, Drives Income Gap

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Arwin Buditom guards some of the most successful high-tech firms in America. Joseph Farfan keeps their heat, air and electric systems humming. But these workers and tens of thousands like them who help fuel the Silicon Valley's tech boom can't even make ends meet anymore. Buditom rooms with his sister an hour's drive from

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Poll: Americans No Longer Believe In American Dream

“There’s a lot of policies that make it easier for the rich to get richer and the poor to go nowhere.”

Poll: Americans No Longer Believe In American Dream

A poll released this week from Bloomberg found that the ever-increasing gap between rich and poor Americans has begun to have a negative impact on the number of Americans who believe in the American dream -- the opportunity to be

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Katie Rucke

Katie Rucke is a MintPress staff writer and investigative report specializing in the war on drugs, criminal justice, marijuana legislation, education and watchdog investigations as well as whistle-blowers. Her investigations related to the coverage of the 2010 Toyota recall scandal, and coverage of the trials of Anonymous hacker and proclaimed activist Jeremy Hammond as well as Bradley Manning have received international acclaim. Rucke has been recommended by the Wikileaks organization as a trusted journalist in 2013. Rucke has also written pieces for Yahoo! and various community magazines. Follow Katie on Twitter: @katierucke

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Why Does The Marriage Rate Matter?

Those who can’t afford marriage are missing the economic benefits of tying the knot.

Why Does The Marriage Rate Matter?

Once upon a time, marriage was an expectation. Those who did not “take the plunge” were looked at with suspicion, gossiped about and speculated on from behind closed doors. Today, however, the expectation has faded away. Increasingly, a larger percentage of Americans have opted to either wait to get married or to avoid the ceremony altogether.

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Frederick Reese

Frederick Reese is lead staff writer for Mint Press specializing in race, poverty, congressional oversight and technology. An award winning data journalist and creative writer for over 15 years, Frederick has written about and worked for social advocacy projects and personal awareness efforts. Frederick is a jack-of-all-trades, with work experience as a teacher, a pastry chef and a story writer. Frederick has publication credits with Yahoo!, B. Couleur, and more. A native New Yorker, Frederick graduated from Colgate University in 1999 and Johnson & Wales University in 2003. Frederick started his journalistic career writing for his university’s newspaper, “The Colgate Maroon-News,” before starting and heading his own magazine, “The Idealist.” Most recently, Frederick received a data journalism award from the International Center for Journalists for his minimum wage coverage for MintPress. Follow Frederick on Twitter: @frederickreese

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