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High Stakes Distributional Issues

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High-Stakes Distributional Issues
These are distributional conflicts that really matter: over jobs, land, a parent's love. Since the stakes are high, the willingness to compromise or lose may be low, making resolution more difficult

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The Purple/Gold Distributional Divide
An exploration of the conflict between the plutocrats, the meritocracy, the "left behind," and the "protected classes."

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Rich / Poor Conflicts
The gap between high and low income countries is widening, risking even more conflict caused by this disparity in the future.

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Distributive Justice
When people believe that their situation is not equal to that of other people like them, they feel a sense of injustice. Distributive justice is the attempt to create a fair and equal division of society's wealth and status.

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The Purple/Gold Distributional Divide
An exploration of the conflict between the plutocrats, the meritocracy, the "left behind," and the "protected classes."

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Justice
Justice is fairness. It can be measured in many different ways -- in terms of equity, equality, "just deserts," or need. It can be manifested in different ways: with retributive justice, restorative justice, distributive justice, or procedural justice, among others.

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Fair and Equitable Distribution of Resources and Opportunities
Given the inequities that have plagued democratic societies in the past, it is critically important that today's democracies find fairer ways of distributing income, wealth, and status.

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Martin Luther King called for radical redistribution of material resources

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Inequality, Identity, and Partisanship: How redistribution can stem the tide of mass polarization

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How Meltdowns Brought Progressive Groups to a Standstill
An in-depth look at the many costs associated with an inability to constructively handle intractable conflicts over deep-rooted moral and distributional issues.