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The Poverty Platform

By MATT BAI

John Edwards says Americans should care more about economic injustice. Can he turn the plight of the poor into a winning campaign issue?

The Class-Consciousness Raiser

By PAUL TOUGH

In the nation’s classrooms, middle class teachers increasingly encounter poor students, often with disastrous results. Ruby Payne says she has the secrets to help them cross the great divide.

Shop Stewards on Fantasy Island?

By MIMI SWARTZ

With nothing but the very rich and the people who serve them, Florida’s Fisher Island is a stark metaphor for income inequality in America — and an irresistible target for labor activists.

Should We Globalize Labor Too?

By JASON DePARLE

These days, capital and goods cross borders with ease. Lant Pritchett says that if the developing world’s workers could do the same, everyone would benefit.

The Inequality Conundrum

By ROGER LOWENSTEIN

How can you promote equality without killing off the genie of American prosperity?

Larry Summers’s Evolution

By DAVID LEONHARDT

The former Treasury secretary is having second thoughts about how to make globalization work for the middle class.