One Hell of a Gap

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August 14, 2009

The rich are getting richer and the poor are getting poorer.

An updated graph showing the income share of America’s top %0.01 from 1913 through 2007 reveals that income inequality is currently at a “truly amazing” level. Just something to keep in mind this weekend.

(If you plan on staying in tonight you can find the whole report here. Going out? Cliff notes here.)

BSKY

Isaac Fitzgerald

Isaac Fitzgerald has been a firefighter, worked on a boat, and was once given a sword by a king, thereby accomplishing three out of five of his childhood goals. Formerly of The Rumpus and McSweeneyâ€™s and most recently the founding editor of BuzzFeed Books, Isaac is now the co-host of BuzzFeed Newsâ€™ Twitter Morning Show, #AMtoDM. He also appears frequently on The Today Show to talk books, and is co-author of Pen & Ink: Tattoos and the Stories Behind Them and Knives & Ink: Chefs and the Stories Behind Their Tattoos (with Recipes) (winner of an IACP award), and the author of a YA novel and picture book forthcoming from Bloomsbury. He uses Twitter.