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DESCRIPTION:Ending Extreme Inequality\nAn Economic Bill of Rights to Eliminate 
 Poverty\n\nAn Author Presentation By Scott Myers-Lipton,\nProfessor of 
 Sociology, San Jose State University\n\n\nCopies of Ending Extreme 
 Inequality will be available to purchase at this event, or you can order in 
 advance from Dr. Myers-Lipton’s 
 website.\nhttp://www.myers-lipton.com/\n\nPoverty and economic inequality 
 are at record levels. Today, forty-seven million Americans live in poverty, 
 while middle class incomes are in decline. The top 20 percent now controls 
 89 percent of all wealth. These conditions have renewed demands for a new 
 economic Bill of Rights, an American idea proposed by Franklin D. 
 Roosevelt, Harry Truman, and Martin Luther King Jr.\n\nThe new Economic 
 Bill of Rights has a coherent plan and proclaims that all Americans have 
 the right to a job, a living wage, a decent home, adequate medical care, a 
 good education, and adequate protection from economic fears of 
 unemployment, sickness, and old age.\n\nIntegrating the latest economic 
 inequality and social data, this new book explores these rights. Each 
 chapter includes an analysis of the social problems surrounding each right, 
 a historical overview of the attempts to implement these rights, and 
 assessments of current solutions offered by individuals, civic 
 organizations, and politicians.\n\nThese contemporary, real-life solutions 
 to economic inequality can inspire students and citizens to become involved 
 and open pathways toward a more just society.\n\nFree and open to all - 
 Contributions requested - Wheelchair accessible - Limited seating, please 
 RSVP\n https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2015/06/10/18773355.php
SUMMARY:The Briefing Room: Ending Extreme Inequality
LOCATION:First Baptist Church, Parlor Room\n305 N. California Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 
 94301\n
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2015/06/10/18773355.php
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