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Danielle Kurtzleben

Danielle Kurtzleben

Former Vox Staff

    Latest articles by Danielle Kurtzleben

    Politics
    Study: The wealth gap between the middle- and upper-classes is the largest on recordStudy: The wealth gap between the middle- and upper-classes is the largest on record
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    The gap in the net worth between the haves and have-mores just keeps getting wider

    By Danielle Kurtzleben
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    Quiz: How does your salary stack up?Quiz: How does your salary stack up?
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    See if you can put these jobs in order, from the highest to the lowest pay

    By Danielle Kurtzleben
    Labor
    Map: The stark gender divide in low-wage work in AmericaMap: The stark gender divide in low-wage work in America
    Labor

    Use our interactive tool to see how women’s low-wage work compares to men’s.

    By Danielle Kurtzleben
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    “Oh God. It’s Mom”: the best C-SPAN caller (and reaction) you’ve ever seen“Oh God. It’s Mom”: the best C-SPAN caller (and reaction) you’ve ever seen
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    A pair of political pundit brothers get a stern talking-to from Mom, right in the middle of their C-SPAN appearance

    By Danielle Kurtzleben
    Business & Finance
    6 impossible tightropes we ask working women to walk6 impossible tightropes we ask working women to walk
    Business & Finance

    Women should negotiate, but maybe they shouldn’t. And also they should advocate for each other. But actually, maybe that’s a bad thing.

    By Danielle Kurtzleben
    Life
    11 charts that show that life’s not fair for Millennials11 charts that show that life’s not fair for Millennials
    Life

    Low pay, high student debt, and a slow start to their careers. And that’s just the start of it.

    By Danielle Kurtzleben
    Everything you need to know about the Detroit bankruptcy
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    By Danielle Kurtzleben
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    The business of collecting money from dead peopleThe business of collecting money from dead people
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    New regulators are hoping to clean up an industry that has at times used aggressive tactics on grieving families

    By Danielle Kurtzleben
    Education
    All the gifts Americans gave in 2013, in one chartAll the gifts Americans gave in 2013, in one chart
    Education

    The top gift category is something you’ll never expect (and won’t often see under the Christmas tree)

    By Danielle Kurtzleben
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    The median wealth for whites in the US is nearly $142,000. For blacks, it’s $11,000.The median wealth for whites in the US is nearly $142,000. For blacks, it’s $11,000.
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    The wealth gap between whites and blacks, as well as between Hispanics and non-Hispanic whites, is huge. Here’s how it got that way.

    By Danielle Kurtzleben