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Monica Aksamit of the USA prepares to fence in the preliminary rounds at the Women's Sabre World Cup on January 25, 2019 at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City, Utah.

US Fencer’s GoFundMe Highlights Pay Disparity Amongst Olympic Athletes

As the 2020 games near, Monica Aksamit is encountering the unfortunate financial reality many in niche sports face to meet their dreams.
By Andy Hirschfeld
Ray Dalio

Ray Dalio’s 7,500-Word Critique of Capitalism Draws Its Own Criticism

Dalio's concern for capitalism is "as much alarmist as it is novel coming from a superrich dude," a critic wrote.
By Sissi Cao
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi

Nancy Pelosi Embarrasses Democrats With Tone-Deaf Town Hall Appearance

The House Minority Leader is on auto-pilot to blame everything on the Republicans.
By Michael Sainato
Imagine Bill Gates had never pursued his endeavors, that Microsoft had never existed. Would the world be a better or richer place? Microsoft CEO Bill Gates appears on a large screen TV during a press conference with (seated L-R) NBC CEO Bob Wright, NBC journalist Jane Pauley, NBC News President Andrew Lack, Microsoft Strategic Partnerships Vice President Peter Neupert, and NBC journalist Brian Williams 15 July in New York. Gates joined the press conference on a live connection from Washington state to launch the 24 hour NBC Microsoft television news channel. (Photo credit should read )

The Equality Con: Why Income Gaps Don’t Matter

By Selwyn Duke
OAK BROOK, IL - MAY 25: Demonstrators calling for an increase in the minimum wage to $15-dollars-per-hour march to McDonald's corporate headquarters during a protest on May 25, 2016 in Oak Brook, Illinois. McDonald's annual shareholders meeting is scheduled to be held in Oak Brook tomorrow.

Y Combinator and GiveDirectly Move on Basic Income

By Brady Dale
NEW YORK, NY - MAY 17: Members of the Barnard College Class of 2015 line up during the 123rd Commencement of Barnard College at The Theater at Madison Square Garden on May 17, 2015 in New York City. (Photo: Jemal Countess/Getty Images)

QuestBridge Finds Low-Income Scholars Outside Big Cities

By Brady Dale
A gentrified Chelsea. Kevin Gong/flick.

Gentrification May Be Complicated, But It’s Not a Myth and Neither Is Displacement

By Kim Velsey
The Exiles.

The Misery of Being <em>Merely</em> Upper Middle Class: The Haves Demand Sympathy for Not Being Have-Mores

By Kim Velsey
Can a low-wage worker even afford a $1,100 a month one-bedroom on Pelham Parkway.

Low-Wage Jobs Are On the Rise In New York, But Where Can the Poorly Paid Afford To Live?

By Kim Velsey
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