Income Inequality

Cutting taxes for the rich over the past 40-plus years has had a huge impact, leaving less money for public programs that benefit millions of Americans while enriching a tiny percentage of the population, reports James Steele. As average people struggle, the wealthy and big businesses benefit.

On this edition of Your Call, we'll find out how our tax dollars are being spent. According to the National Priorities Project, the average taxpayer spends $929 for military contractors, $62 for nuclear weapons, $62 for deportations and border control and only $7 for anti-homelessness programs and $5 for renewable energy. Then we'll find out what it will take to tax the wealthiest in order to fund desperately needed programs.

On this edition Your Call, we’ll speak with former Labor Secretary Robert Reich about the current state of the US economy. With more than 39 million…

On this edition of Your Call, we’ll discuss the changes needed to truly address economic inequality and wage stagnation.The top one percent of families in…

What’s going on with men? Can masculinity exist without its more toxic forms? Why is it so hard to negotiate the gender power dynamic in everyday…

Every Wednesday through Election Day on June 5th, Rose Aguilar will host a special second hour of Your Call at 11am focusing on San Francisco's crucial…

On this edition of Your Call, Richard Walker returns for another discussion about Pictures of a Gone City: Tech and the Dark Side of Prosperity in the San…

On this edition of Your Call, UC Berkeley geography professor emeritus Richard Walker discusses his new book, Pictures of a Gone City: Tech and the Dark…