A project of the Labor Institute to reverse runaway income and wealth inequality.
At 7 p.m. Tuesday, September 19, Les Leopold will give a presentation, What Happened to the American Dream, at the Wilmington ILA Union Hall, 1305 S. Fifth Ave. The public is invited. At 5 p.m. on Wednesday, September 20, Leopold will reprise his presentation at UNCW, with a Q+A session to follow. Daniel Buffington wrote … Read more
Les Leopold is making an appearance at the University of North Carolina in Wilmington on September 20th. The campus newspaper reviewed his book, Runaway Inequality, recently. You can read the whole review here. The takeaway quote is: “If we all were to talk about this inequality and how it not only affects you but everyone you … Read more
From the Austin DSA Newsletter, July 2017 Austin DSA Members Participate in CWA “Reversing Runaway Inequality” Workshop Reported by David Pinkham On Saturday, July 8th at the bright and early hour of 8 A.M., Colin Gray and I, cramming our faces with cold coffee and Clif bars, carpooled down to Southwest Austin and managed to arrive … Read more
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Across the country, educators are finding ways to spread the word about the damage runaway inequality is doing to our country. Check out the stories below from New York and Texas and some upcoming events in California and North Carolina. Staten Island, NY Austin, TX Oakland, CA: Train-the-trainer, Sept. 10 Wilmington, NC: “What Happened to the … Read more
The focus will be on using the Small Group Activity Method of training trainers. For information how you can participate click here. Or to purchase a sliding-scale ticket click here.
Runaway inequality comes at a steep price. The money that enriches the few is extracted from all that we hold dear: our public life, our incomes, our health, our environment, and the education of children. What would the world look like if we were able to reverse this? How is your vision different from the … Read more
Jane LaTour spent some time visiting activists on Staten Island, the most conservative of New York City’s five boroughs, and finds a progressive culture among the union organizers and peace advocates there. She visited a Runaway Inequality forum on June 22nd, and reports about what she learned. “On June 22nd, Sustainable Staten Island held a … Read more
For the past few weeks we’ve been testing the wording and delivery methods for the Reversing Runaway Inequality Petition, a program of policy ideas designed to reverse runaway inequality. Now the test is done and we’ve gone live. The petition is going out first to the Runaway Inequality Education Network, and the hope is other … Read more
Let us know about your Reversing Runaway Inequality training events, so we can show others what we’re all doing on our News page. Email a description, photos, video, and audio to peter@runawayinequality.org.