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Category Archives: Income Inequality

It’s 2020: Why Is The Internet Still Treated Like A Luxury, Not A Utility? | Gothamist

Posted on October 30, 2020 by Neil deMause

When the New York city council held a hearing on October 13th to address the digital divide — the persistent inequities in internet access that have left millions of New Yorkers without sufficient broadband service — Felix Guzman, a member of, VOCAL-NY, had … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles, Income Inequality, Infrastructure, Internet Service

Disaster Coverage Still Has Blind Spot for Low-Income Victims | FAIR

Posted on September 2, 2017 by Neil deMause

Days after Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans in August 2005, the national news media expressed collective alarm at the discovery that in modern America, many people shelter in place during storms for the simple reason that they can’t afford to … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles, Hurricanes, Income Inequality, Media Crit

Brooklyn is dead; long live Brooklyn – NY Daily News

Posted on October 15, 2016 by Neil deMause

When the construction firm AECOM proposed a sea of new apartment towers for Red Hook last month — and an extension of the 1 train under the East River to better connect the subway-inaccessible neighborhood to transit — it raised … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles, Brooklyn, Development, Gentrification, Income Inequality

Desegregating NYC’s ‘Apartheid Schools’ | Village Voice

Posted on September 15, 2016 by Neil deMause

When the incoming kindergarten class arrived on September 8 at Brooklyn New School, long one of the most sought-after public elementary schools in rapidly gentrifying brownstone Brooklyn, it marked a significant change from recent years. About half of incoming students … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles, Education, Gentrification, Income Inequality, Race and Racism

What Happens to Families Forced Out of Bushwick? (City & State/City Limits)

Posted on May 4, 2015 by Neil deMause

Bushwick has been in the national spotlight of late, the most recent neighborhood to be emblematic of the New Brooklyn of hipster beards and trendy clubs. There’s now an artisanal Bushwick-scented candle you can buy for $81 “scent highlights include … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles, Brooklyn, Development, Gentrification, Housing, Income Inequality

No Class Warfare, Please: We’re Americans (Extra!)

Posted on November 1, 2013 by Neil deMause

In a year that has featured increased coverage of rising economic inequality—helped along by President Barack Obama’s call to rebuild the economy from the “middle out,” and New York mayoral candidate Bill de Blasio’s campaign focus on a “tale of … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles, Income Inequality, Media Crit

As Land of Opportunity, New York Is No Denmark (City Limits)

Posted on July 23, 2013 by Neil deMause

A new study by four Harvard and UC-Berkeley economists (including inequality guru Emmanuel Saez) on where in the U.S. it’s toughest to climb the economic ladder got nice placement in the Times yesterday. And if you looked at the handy … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles, Income Inequality, New York City

What really happened on the Brooklyn Bridge on Saturday?

Posted on October 3, 2011 by Neil deMause

If you’ve been following the Occupy Wall Street protests, either in person or online — and I imagine pretty much everyone has, especially after a top NYPD officer pepper-sprayed demonstrators and his own colleagues and got rewarded with his own … Continue reading →

Posted in Income Inequality, Media Crit, New York City

Who Ate the Dessert? (Extra!)

Posted on June 2, 2010 by Neil deMause

I know this title makes it sound like a Spencer Johnson sequel, but it’s actually an investigation of how the U.S. news media has largely bought the line that the growing federal deficit is a sign that Americans have been … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles, Income Inequality, Media Crit, Tax policy
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