US income inequality

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• Holiday shopping season kicks off with temp workers who have no rights

  21 Oct 2014: Amazon’s recruitment of 80,000 temporary workers is a symptom of America’s culture of the low-paid seasonal worker

• 'Domestic violence is, in fact, a business issue': a former CEO speaks out

  20 Oct 2014: Former CEO of Liz Claiborne says violence issues brought to light by the NFL extend into offices and employers need to support staff with investment and outreach
  

• Will Americans ever vote for a far-reaching wealth tax?

  20 Oct 2014: What Thomas Piketty has shown us, is that since 1980, it is only the rich and the very rich who have benefited from growth, writes Roger Farmer

• Do Democrats want to fix inequality? Or just complain about it?

  20 Oct 2014: Alexis Goldstein: If progressives think they’ve got any chance at midterm victory, it’s time to focus on dramatic solutions for young and minority voters – before it’s too late

• Silicon Valley tries egg-freezing perks. How about just hiring more women?

  19 Oct 2014: Silicon Valley is becoming a microcosm of America’s refusal to talk about female-friendly policies, writes Suzanne McGee
  

• Struggling workers take wage protest to upscale doorstep of Walmart heiress Alice Walton

  17 Oct 2014: Demanding higher wages and better benefits, Walmart workers protest outside Alice Walton’s home resulting in 26 arrests
  

• Fed chair Janet Yellen says income inequality is un-American

  17 Oct 2014: Chair of the US Federal Reserve says increasing inequality runs contrary to American values and undermines mobility

• 'I'm not on the menu': restaurant workers speak out against harassment

  15 Oct 2014: Advocates say by abolishing tipped minimum wage, US could help reduce sexual harassment in the food industry

• New wave of protests reveal anger at high unemployment for black Americans

  15 Oct 2014: In the new wave of protests in Ferguson, Missouri, protesters are focusing on the root issues of discrimination, including a lack of jobs and constant police fines
  

• 'People are buying cars they shouldn't be': subprime autos are the next crisis

  12 Oct 2014: There are $26bn in auto loans. It’s not as big as the housing bubble, but it’s a growing disconnect, writes Chris Arnade

• Microsoft chief: I was wrong to say women should not ask for pay rise

  10 Oct 2014: Satya Nadella apologies in email to staff for saying women could rely on ‘good karma’ inside their business to obtain wage hike

• Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella: women, don't ask for a raise

  10 Oct 2014: Women working in male-dominated IT industry told they should have faith that ‘the system’ will deliver appropriate pay
  

• Sarah Silverman creates provocative new video on women's salaries and 'the $500,000 vagina tax'

  8 Oct 2014: The comedian and writer launches a campaign to crowdfund the $30tn in wages American women lose over their careers
  

• Restaurant industry rife with sexual harassment but bosses 'just laugh it off'

  7 Oct 2014: Servers at restaurants are overwhelmingly women – and overwhelmingly sexually harassed by customers and colleagues
  

• Walmart to eliminate healthcare benefits for some part-time workers

  7 Oct 2014: Company said it would stop health benefits for those who work less than 30 hours a week, about 2% of company’s workforce
  

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