BY JOE CONASON You can tell things have gotten very bad when the issue of economic inequality – a serious national problem mostly ignored for more than three decades – is suddenly in political vogue. And you can be sure things have gotten very, very bad when Republicans – who usually insist that inequality is natural, inevitable, even beneficial – suddenly claim they’re worried about it, too. As the 2016 contenders officially declare their intentions, […]

If Inequality Worries Republicans, Why Do They Keep Making Things Worse?
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