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MEDIA ARCHIVE
Advocates, scholars, grassroots organizers, political leaders, and many others attended this unique conference about the growing concentration of wealth, income, power, and opportunity in America.
Inequality Matters was sponsored by Demos, Inequality.org and United for a Fair Economy. The aim of the conference was to move a critical national problem to the forefront of American politics and public discourse.
The panels and discussions were designed so that participants can share knowledge, develop tools, and build momentum for a sustained campaign of popular education and grassroots advocacy.
Speakers included Bill Moyers, Barbara Ehrenreich, William Greider, Bertha Lewis, Stanley Greenberg, Chellie Pingree, Meizhu Lui, Robert Franklin, and many others.
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Publications
Morality and the Market
Values, Ethics and the Need for a New Social Contract
October 1, 2004
Senior Fellow David Callahan explores how to manage the inevitable moral downsides of market capitalism. He calls for a "new social contract" to strengthen core American values like fairness, opportunity and democracy.
What Do Americans Think About Inequality?
An Analysis of Polls and Media Coverage of Income Inequality
May 1, 2004
Demos Senior Fellow Leslie McCall explores public opinion toward economic inequality since the 1980s. Her study shows that Americans are more concerned about inequality than is commonly believed and that media coverage of economic issues plays an important role in shaping public attitudes.
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