Divided: The Perils of Our Growing Inequality

Johnston, David Cay

ISBN 10: 1595589236 / ISBN 13: 9781595589231

Published by The New Press, 2014

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1st printing, Inscribed by Author on title page.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Divided: The Perils of Our Growing Inequality
• Publisher: The New Press
• Publication Date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1595589236
• ISBN 13: 9781595589231
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Printing: 1st Printing
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
• Signed: Inscribed by Author(s)

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Synopsis

Essays on the dangers of the wealth and income gap, collected by the New York Times–bestselling author of It’s Even Worse Than You Think.
 
This collection includes writings by a wide range of voices―including Adam Smith, Elizabeth Warren, Barbara Ehrenreich, Joseph E. Stiglitz, Studs Terkel, Paul Krugman, Barack Obama, and David Cay Johnston―illuminating the reality of economic inequality in America, where in spite of the fury that followed the 2008 financial crisis, little has to been done to address the gulf between the one percent and the ninety-nine percent.
 
Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist David Cay Johnston explains that in this most unequal of developed nations, every aspect of inequality remains hotly contested and poorly understood. These writings, from leading scholars, journalists, and activists, offers a multifaceted look at the problem, exploring its devastating―and dangerous―implications in areas as diverse as education, justice, health care, social mobility, and political representation. Provocative and eminently readable, here is an essential resource for anyone who cares about the future of America―and compelling evidence that inequality can be ignored only at the nation’s peril.

About the Author

David Cay Johnston is an investigative journalist and author, a specialist in economics and tax issues, and the winner of the 2001 Pulitzer Prize for Beat Reporting for uncovering loopholes and inequities in the U.S. tax code. He is the president of Investigative Reporters & Editors and the author of the bestselling "Perfectly Legal" and "The Fine Print."