"The Vicious Cycle Of Income Inequality," New York Times

"Inequality in the United States has been increasing sharply for more than four decades and shows no signs of retreat. In varying degrees, it's been the same pattern in other countries. The economy has been changing, and new forces are causing inequality to feed on itself. One is that the higher incomes of top earners have been shifting consumer demand in favor of goods whose value stems from the talents of other top earners."Robert H. Frank in The New York Times.

KRUGMAN: Enemies of the poor. "Republicans are having a hard time shaking their reputation for reverse Robin-Hoodism, for being the party that takes from the poor and gives to the rich. And the reason that reputation is so hard to shake is that it's justified. It's not much of an exaggeration to say that right now Republicans are doing all they can to hurt the poor." Paul Krugman in The New York Times.

FLEISCHER: Fight inequality. Shack up. ""Marriage inequality" should be at the center of any discussion of why some Americans prosper and others don't. According to Census Bureau information analyzed by the Beverly LaHaye Institute, among families headed by two married parents in 2012, just 7.5% lived in poverty. By contrast, when families are headed by a single mother the poverty level jumps to 33.9%." Ari Fleischer in The Wall Street Journal.