By Dedrick Asante-Muhammad and Chuck Collins. | ( Inequality.org ) | – – As our country becomes more diverse, our racial wealth gap means it’s also becoming poorer. America’s middle class is under assault. Since 1983, national median wealth has declined by 20 percent, falling from $73,000 to $64,000 in 2013. And U.S. homeownership has […]
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