The Dodd-Frank Act of 2010 requires corporations to disclose their CEO-to-median worker pay ratio, but that information is still being hidden from workers, shareholders, and the American public.

That's why the AFL-CIO, MoveOn.org, CREDO Action, and other groups delivered a massive petition to the Securities and Exchange Commission last week.

That petition included more than 165,000 signatures of individuals who want the SEC to implement that disclosure policy, which was approved under the financial reform law five years ago.

Decades ago, CEOs made thirty or forty times what they paid their average worker, but today, that ratio often exceeds 300 to one. And, CEOs don't want us to know how high those ratios are because they know how we would react.

In a press release about their petition, Justin Krebs of MoveON.org said, “Americans have made it very clear – they want an economy that works for all workers and not just for CEOS. They was a level playing field. The grassroots movement to demand a new and transparent economic fairness has been growing all year and now over 165,000 Americans have joined in calling on the SEC to act.”

Well said, Justin. Now it's time for the SEC to take this step towards economic justice.

-Thom

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Article: "China stock market hit by biggest one-day fall since 2007" by Reuters.

Book: "The Crash of 2016: The Plot to Destroy America--and What We Can Do to Stop It" by Thom Hartmann.

Article: "Chinese Securities Regulator Says to Continue to Buy Stocks" by Reuters.

Article: "Beijing faces dilemma after China stock market rout" by Jamil Anderlini.

Article: "New-home sales drop 6.8% in June to slowest pace in seven months" by Ruth Mantell.

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Article: "Two weeks to go: Republicans scramble to make debate stage" by Jonathan Easley.

Article: "Native American Activist Found Dead In Jail Cell After Traffic Fine Arrest" by M. David.

Article: "Hillary’s war on quarterly capitalism" by Edward Luce.

Book: "Rebooting the American Dream: 11 Ways to Rebuild Our Country" by Thom Hartmann (read online).

Book: "Rebooting the American Dream: 11 Ways to Rebuild Our Country" by Thom Hartmann.

Article: "Bernie Sanders’ Support Doubles in One Month" by Joshua De Leon.

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Article: "Republican Party Platform of 1956", August 20, 1956.

Article: "Kobach defends suspended voter list; study shows 59 percent on list are eligible to vote" by Jonathan Shorman.

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Case: "Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission" (2010).

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Article: "Godric Bader receives the Gandhi Foundation International Peace Award 2014".

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Article: "Social Security Disability Benefits Face Cuts in 2016, Trustees Say" by Robert Pear.

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Article: "Bernie Sanders: Racism, Economic Inequality are 'Parallel Problems'" by Carrie Dann.

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Article: "The Surprisingly Strong Progressive Case For Donald Trump" by Judd Legum.

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Speech: "I Have a Dream" by Martin Luther King, Jr., 28 August 1963, at the Lincoln Memorial, Washington D.C..

Case: "Landon v. Kroll".

Site: IndexMundi.

Site: theyrule.net

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Book: "Unequal Protection: The Battle to Save Democracy" by Thom Hartmann (read online).

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