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April 27, 2018 - Armed with a new study documenting the deadly poverty that plagues the U.S., coalitions in at least 40 states — including every state in the South — are preparing for 40 days of direct action to demand an end to public policies that hurt the most vulnerable. 

December 10, 2015 - Economic inequality, which is particularly stark in Southern states, is worsening. Two new reports document the growing gap between the rich and poor, its implications for future U.S. economic growth, and policy options for narrowing it.

October 5, 2012 - Though the South is the U.S. region with the greatest concentration of income inequality, its representatives in Washington are doing a poor job of bridging the gap.