A project of the Labor Institute to reverse runaway income and wealth inequality.
runawayinequality A photo from a recent session in Cleveland, of people figuring out how to reverse Runaway Inequality. A note from David Bitter: May 13, 2017 I wanted to thank-you for inviting me to attend the May 2017 “Reversing Runaway Inequality” workshop in Cleveland, Ohio. After pondering the experience for a while I would also like to … Read more
Runaway Inequality author Les Leopold will be speaking about Reversing Runaway Inequality at events in Northern California — May 17-20. Please see the schedule below and reserve your space! May 17- UU Fellowship of Redwood City – 2124 Brewster Ave, Redwood City – 8pm RSVP here: https://e.sparxo.com/RunawayInequalityRedwoodCity?rn=riblog May 18- Indivisible Santa Cruz – Louden Nelson Community … Read more
The bulk of the review by Harris Gruman sits behind the paywall. You can buy short-term access ($36!) or get in if you’re a subscriber, but the lead paragraph is worth quoting: “Les Leopold has a mighty ambition for all of us. Like Populist Era “lecturers,” [he believes] we need to educate the people of … Read more
This is from the email Les started sending people who signed up for more information about becoming a trainer or joining the campaign. We’ve moved it here so anyone who is interested might find it. “As an economics educator, I was asked by the Communications Workers of America (CWA) in the Spring of 2015 to … Read more
Les talked about his work creating an education infrastructure to support progressive change and unions and the working class, and combatting runaway inequality. Click here to listen.
The Communications Workers of America held a Runaway Inequality training session recently, and heard back from one trainee: Hi Joe, THANKS for such eye opening info! It explains so much… Some Democratic Senators like Chris Holleran addressed the very situation (in coded language like “uneven distribution of gains” referring to the spoils of the economy … Read more
CommonDreams.org is posting on its site action suggestions you can do each day. Phone calls work! The list of all Resist Day posts is here. Be sure to visit Commondreams.org regularly, for news and analysis. Here are their suggestions for things you can do Every Day! What You Can Be Doing Everyday Check out the … Read more
Many people have asked us where to find a listing of protest actions against Trump and inequality in a central location. So many asked we considered building out a calendar on our own. That job was daunting, which is why we were glad to discover (thank you Michael Moore!) The Resistance Calendar. It is a … Read more
Thom interview about inequality and how it helped lead to Donald Trump’s victory.