Inequality has risen from 1970 to Trump − that has 3 hidden costs that undermine democracy
- Written by Nathan Meyers, Ph.D. candidate in sociology (September 2025 degree conferral), UMass Amherst
Demonstrators march outside the U.S. Capitol during the Poor People's Campaign rally at the National Mall in Washington on June 23, 2018. AP Photo/Jose Luis MaganaAmerica has never been richer. But the gains are so lopsided that the top 10% controls 69% of all wealth in the country, while the bottom half controls just 3%. Meanwhile, surging corpor...
