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Bloomberg Markets Finds the Rich Taking From the Poor
By Ryan Chittum Feb 8, 2011 at 11:52 AM
Bloomberg Markets has a terrific investigation into how a federal program meant to spur redevelopment in poor areas is funneling... More
Audit Notes: Toledo Blade Series, Chait on Pethokoukis, Censorship Inc.
By Ryan Chittum Nov 3, 2011 at 07:41 PM
The Toledo Blade is running a very good series on middle class people descending into poverty. What I like about... More
Audit Notes: Davies on Murdoch, Banks Eye the Poor for Fees, TARP ROI
By Ryan Chittum Apr 26, 2012 at 08:53 PM
Nick Davies writes in The Guardian that, after a second day of questioning under oath, "Rupert Murdoch is in trouble...... More
Lucky Duckies Waddle Onto the WSJ News Pages
The poor and lower middle class pay federal taxes, too
By Ryan Chittum May 3, 2011 at 02:53 PM
The Wall Street Journal has a poor story today reporting that "High-Earning Households Pay Growing Share of Taxes." The paper's... More
Obamacare’s Forgotten Faces
The Medicaid debacle and other tales
By Trudy Lieberman Jul 2, 2013 at 02:55 PM
To their credit, some members of the media have begun examining the plight of those who will still be... More
That Stuck Feeling
The Huffington Post launches an ambitious new series on the poor and middle class
By Ryan Chittum Mar 1, 2012 at 03:14 PM
We all had a chuckle yesterday at the poor hedge fund marketing director whining about the difficulties of living in... More
The AP Puts Faces on the Poverty Numbers
By Ryan Chittum Sep 19, 2011 at 02:59 PM
The Associated Press fans out across the country to put faces on the poverty numbers released last week. Needless to... More
Yes, We Are Much Poorer Than in 2007
Michael Kinsley flubs the numbers and the argument in a Politico column
By Ryan Chittum Nov 30, 2010 at 08:19 PM
Boy, how out of touch is this Michael Kinsley column asking "Are we poorer than we used to be?" Kinsley... More
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