David Lay Williams

A case manager from a social service agency offers supplies to individuals at a homeless encampment near North Green and West Kinzie streets on Jan. 19, 2022. America’s growing inequality is a threat to the republic, a DePaul political science professor writes.

Economic inequality is getting worse, and it’s a threat to our republic

Americans should not pretend the growing gap between the wealthy and the poor is not a problem. Economists and philosophers have pointed out the threat, stretching back to Plato, a DePaul University political science professor writes.

By David Lay Williams