Inequality for All

Former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich tackles income inequality in this documentary.

"...in this stagnation. Most interestingly, Reich demonstrates that economic inequality and political polarization follow nearly identical trajectories, thus it..."

Oct. 4, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Hightower Report: Where Does Inequality Come From?

By taking from the needy and giving to the rich

"...The vast inequality that's rending our society is not a natural, inevitable,..."

June 2, 2017 News Column by Jim Hightower

The Hightower Report: 2016 Presidential Candidates Address Inequality (Sort of)

Aid goes to the same old corporate elites

"...that candidates are at least having to admit that inequality is a problem, but come on – offering the..."

May 29, 2015 News Column by Jim Hightower

Extreme Inequality

"...Texas [“Fighting to Stay,” News] pointed out the extreme inequality in tenant-landlord relations. Aureliano Buendía makes excellent points about..."

April 22, 2016 Postmarks

Can Museums Solve America’s Education Inequality Problem?

SXSW panelists discuss the power of public spaces

March 14, 2024 SXSW Post by Lina Fisher

Aahhh, Sweet Utopia! Just Forget Institutionalized Segregation, the Cold War, Religious Prejudice, Blacklisting, Labor Unrest, Inequality of Women, and Polio

Jan. 9, 2006 Postmarks

Notes on Kamp: Left Out

Austin's economic inequality is a crisis

"...Austin's increasing economic inequality is only making it harder for people who are..."

Feb. 5, 2016 News Column by Amy Kamp

Downton Abbey

The beloved Masterpiece series makes a royal return

"...classy with period history, a passing interest in income inequality, and – in America – the dignified imprimatur of..."

Sept. 20, 2019 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Girl Rising

This documentary showcases the power of education to change lives as it follows nine girls from around the world.

"...the world whose lives have been impinged by sexual inequality, forced marriages, and slavery. A portion of ticket sales..."

April 19, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The House I Live In

Eugene Jarecki examines America's war on drugs and the collateral and self-inflicted damage it has caused within one African-American family.

"...on drugs, and, ultimately equates it with the racial inequality of the Sixties and the lingering failures of the..."

Oct. 26, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Circumstance

This Iranian film about two girls who begin a secret relationship is as much a political statement as it is a love story.

"...woman surrounded by Speedo-wearing menfolk. This sort of female inequality – the sheer effort it takes to be feminine..."

Sept. 16, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

I Am a Sex Addict

If you leave the theatre with that awkward too-much-information feeling after peering into the director's self-exposed psyche, you will also remember his high-wire act that combines fact and fiction, drama and self-deprecating humor, honesty and self-delusion.

"...how his perceived need for prostitutes helps perpetuate the inequality of the sexes. Rule No. 1 in the feminist..."

June 23, 2006 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Volcano

"...topical references to the L.A. riots, Rodney King, racial inequality, sexism, the ineffectuality of the 911 system, and reams..."

April 25, 1997 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Walking Dead

"...flashback (literally) to the instances of racial intolerance and inequality that prompted them to join the outbound Marines in..."

March 3, 1995 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Coming Out Under Fire

"...in the military. While the existence of abuse and inequality are intolerable within any democratic institution, the military --..."

Aug. 5, 1994 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

White

"...it doesn't exist. What is made more clear is inequality: in love, in wealth, in luck. Shot with great..."

June 24, 1994 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Austin Musicians of Color Talk About the Pandemic's Outsized Impact on Their Communities

COVID-19 extends into all realities of Austin's pervasive inequality

"...coronavirus epidemic extends into all realities of Austin's pervasive inequality, from economic distress to broad health and welfare. Musicians..."

June 19, 2020 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

Nonprofits and the City's Quest for Affordable Housing

Helping usher Austin out of a quagmire of inequality

"...so, helping usher Austin out of a quagmire of inequality. What's in the Strategic Housing Blueprint?..."

July 14, 2017 News Feature by Joseph Caterine

The Hightower Report

Corporate bamboozlers intend to widen inequality in America

"...and it would intentionally exacerbate the widening gulf of inequality in America. For information and action tips, go to..."

April 8, 2016 News Column by Jim Hightower

Point Austin: A Word About "Wards"

The homestead exemption is not just a feeble "tool," it's an inequitable one

"...city needs to do whatever it can to address inequality and "affordability" (another misleading buzz word), but the homestead..."

June 19, 2015 News Column by Michael King

Point Austin: Desegregating Austin

New report on economic inequality should galvanize action

"...headlines understandably generated local breast-beating about both segregation and inequality (Mayor Steve Adler weighed in early in the week),..."

Feb. 27, 2015 News Column by Michael King

Obama Talks Economy – Immigration Protesters Outside

Obama knocks GOP for "cynical political games"

"...that centered on the economy, job growth, and income inequality Thursday afternoon...."

July 10, 2014 News Post by Mary Tuma

Gays Takin’ Over the Airwaves

Couple from Texas solidify vows in D.C., hold ceremony in Dallas.

"...A gay couple from Texas creatively bypass marriage inequality using the interwebs...."

Nov. 19, 2010 Qmmunity Post by Katie Tomasino

Point Austin: The Struggle Continues

The Poor People's Campaign renews the long-term fight

"...of years for a renewed national focus on poverty, inequality, and basic human rights...."

June 15, 2018 News Column by Michael King

Q&A with Sen. Bernie Sanders

Sanders talks a possible presidential bid, income inequality

"...possible presidential run, the state of income and wealth inequality, and why progressives have yet to see economic justice..."

April 2, 2015 News Post by Mary Tuma

Behold the Texas Miracle!

The Texas Miracle has a very mixed record on state prosperity

"...Feb. 27). Texas is hardly alone, of course; the inequality that has steadily grown since the Seventies, exacerbated by..."

March 20, 2015 News Feature by Michael King

At the Intersection of Fashion and Justice

Creators of Saturday's workshop on how fashion fights inequality

"...fashion can be used to either reinforce or fight inequality in our everyday lives. Jenkins tells "Gay Place," "It..."

Feb. 2, 2018 Qmmunity Post by Mikaila Rushing

City's Racism Task Force Unveils Report

Group focuses on five issues to combat institutional racism

"...with haste and accountability to reverse the long-standing embedded inequality. (The task force defines institutional racism as “racism perpetuated..."

April 4, 2017 News Post by Mary Tuma

Point Austin: August Horribilis

The dog days bring bitter reflections

"...starting to recall other hot summers in Ameri­can history: inequality and oppression coming home to roost, as Malcolm X..."

Aug. 15, 2014 News Column by Michael King

The Hightower Report

The U.S. ranks low in standards of social justice

"...each nation in such categories as health care, income inequality, preschool education, and child poverty rate. The overall performance..."

Dec. 30, 2011 News Column by Jim Hightower

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