"Growing Wealth Gap Threatens American Democracy: A Warning from History. A stark warning from Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis nearly a century ago has taken on a disturbing new relevance. As economic and wage inequality hits a 30-year high in the United States, citizens are left wondering if the country's founding principles of democracy and equality are being eroded. With the U.S. ranking first in poverty and second in infant mortality among its peer countries, the consequences of unchecked wealth concentration are becoming increasingly clear."
“We can either have democracy in this country, or we can have great wealth concentrated in the hands of a few. But we can’t have both,” Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis once warned. His concerns have never been more relevant. Economic and wage inequality has hit a 30-year high. Among peer countries, the U.S. ranks first in poverty, second in infant mortality...
