Saturday, January 08, 2005

BEYOND THE BLING
"Income inequality in the U.S. began climbing 30 years ago, reversing a nearly 50-year trend. And the prison population has soared. Hardest hit have been African Americans, whose folk culture has made cash registers ring. America is now No. 1 in the percentage of its population in prison and No. 1 in income inequality among industrialized nations. Read this story for some real statistics"
(VILLAGE VOICE)

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