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Just how bad is income inequality?

caption: The bygone days of leisure, when income inequality hadn't skyrocketed to its current levels.
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The bygone days of leisure, when income inequality hadn't skyrocketed to its current levels.

These researchers did the numbers - and, they say, it doesn't have to stay this way. Greek row COVID outbreaks and more with County Executive Dow Constantine, erstwhile frat bro. And how deepfake revenge porn videos might be more relevant to your life than you think.

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Numbers on income inequality vs the past

The average American salary now is about $50,000. If things were only(!) as unequal as they had been in the 1970s, that number would be closer to $100,000. Wealthy Person Nick Hanauer thinks that should change.

King County Executive Dow Constantine 10.13

From unsheltered folks to fraternity brothers: amid the COVID-19 outbreak, how can the county keep folks safe from a raging pandemic? We asked King County Executive Dow Constantine, who joins us every Tuesday.

Deepfake revenge porn

Deepfake porn videos seem like a niche thing that doesn't affect everyone. But the technology, and the culture behind it, is not divorced from anyone's daily lives, argues Motherboard reporter Samantha Cole.

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