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Tag Archives: the New York Times
Income Inequality is Very Real and We Aren’t Doing Nearly Enough About It
The New York Times today has an excellent overview of the debate over income inequality. The three charts that end the article are very sobering.
Consider the Bee (Or, Actually, Don’t)
I recently stumbled across this wonderful letter to the New York Times, written in the October of 1865, taking a strong line against anti-loitering laws. It’s quite funny and, I think, the correct inclination. Arresting people for hanging out is … Continue reading
Posted in books, British Literature, economic justice, labor, Uncategorized, worker rights
Tagged Charles Dickens, Eugene Wrayburn, loitering, the New York Times, work
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