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William Spriggs, Ph.D.

William Spriggs is professor and chairman of the Economics Department at Howard University in Washington. He is a former executive director of the National Urban League's Institute for Opportunity and Equality, and a senior fellow with the Economic Policy Institute. He wrote this Op-Ed for Responsible Wealth, which is affiliated with United for a Fair Economy (www.faireconomy.org). Distributed by McClatchy-Tribune Information Services.