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The author discusses the social status of African-Americans in the U.S. Topics discussed include the well-documented gaps between the earnings of Americans and African-Americans, the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation into law by former U.S. President Abraham Lincoln in 1863 which allowed African-Americans to join the U.S. Navy and Army, and the enactment of the Homestead Act in the state during the Civil War.

The author argues against U.S. President, Barack Obama attempt for a trade agreement with Pacific Ocean rim nations. He states that Barack Obama has introduced many great reforms, including fighting economic recession, providing affordable health care and creating employment, but has failed in containing growing economic inequality and disparity. He mentions that President Obama may be the only Democratic president to fail to increase the federal minimum wage since its creation.

The author reflects on the fight for equality in the U.S., National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), and voting rights.

The author argues against the minimal efforts of the U.S. federal government to address the many problems in Detroit, Michigan particularly the hike in water rates.

The author discusses the role and importance of memory in recalling historical events and building basic concepts. Among the historical events discussed by the author include the Fourth of July celebration in the U.S., the American Revolutionary War, and the Peace of Paris. Also mentioned by the author is the role of memory in the creation of a narrative and purpose of class.

The author focuses on the issue of increasing fees and decreasing quality of education in the U.S. by comparing fee structure of American schools including the Harvard University, a private research university, and Williams College, a private undergraduate college.

The article discusses the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which was signed into law by former U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson. It comments that North Carolina is trapping people into poverty. It also presents remarks given by civil rights leader A. Philip Randolph at the August 1963 March for Jobs and Freedom.

The author discusses the problems associated with the racism and the inequality in the U.S. He mentions that the poverty, unemployment and the low wealth condition of the African Americans which clarifies the role of racism in the inequality. Also mentioned is that the need of unemployment insurance and social security for African Americans and the people of the U.S. dreaming for the ideal social mobility.

The author reflects on U.S. President Barack Obama's address about the level of inequality among workers in the country, with comments on topics including the fast-food worker strike in 2013, the low wages paid to employees of fast food chain McDonald's, minimum wage and worker productivity.

The article argues on the decision of the U.S. House Republicans to cut the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) which could affect the U.S. economy.

The article discusses the announcement of deficit for 2013 by the U.S. Department of Trea-sury which figured at 680 bil-lion U.S. dollars and requires the U.S. president Barack Obama to communicate with unemployed workers in tea party districts.

The author reflects on the trend of U.S. Social Security revenue as of June 2013, which revealed a gap due to high unemployment rate and on the importance of creating more jobs to ensure that the Social Security Trust Fund is well funded and the needs of young workers will be met.

The article discusses topics such as economic growth in Eurozone countries in second quarter of 2014, work sharing schemes in Germany and recession in Italy. Other topics include economic growth in U.S. in the quarter, unemployment and inflation. Discussion between federal bank presidents and Janet Yellen and Stanley Fisher from Federal Board of governors is mentioned.

The author reflects on the report from the nonprofit organization Brookings Institution on student debt in the U.S.

The author discusses the impact of the death of Maya Angelou, an African American dancer, poet, and actress, on the African Americans' view on political policies.

The article offers the author's view on the math of inequality and its application on the wage of fast food employees in the U.S.

The article presents the author's views on the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP) which has reduce because of the decreasing minimum wage of the labors and its effect on the economic growth of the U.S. as 99 percent residents comes under the middle class.

The article discusses the ruling of the U.S. Supreme Court under which racial majority of the state can vote for the removal of racial diversity in the country.

The author discusses the book of author Michael Lewis titled "Flash Boys: A Wall Street Revolt," which discusses the effect of the Financial Transaction Tax (FTT) on the stock market in the U.S.

The article reports on the victory of the College Athletes Players Association (CAPA) by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) in Chicago, Illinois to determine the scholarship of football players at private Northwestern University.

The author reflects on the comments of Wisconsin Representative Paul Ryan about inner city men and poverty in the U.S.

The author reflects on economists and Nobel laureates Paul Krugman and Joseph Stiglitz, who agree that income inequality affects the economy of the U.S.

The author reflects on the reasons why most Americans unfavored the U.S. Congress including the extended unemployment benefits, high rate of unemployment, and federal debt.

The article examines the implications to economic recovery of the U.S. Federal Reserve System's decision to ease its monetary policy. Topics discussed include data as of December 2013 on interest rate, employment and job creation, Gross Domestic Product (GDP), and private sector and government investments. Also mentioned is how businesses are using low interest rate to borrow money to buy back stocks not to increase potential output but to pay bonuses to corporate executives.

The article reports that the U.S. House of Representatives under House Speaker John Boehner was in session 106 out of 171 working days until September 30, 2013.