The protests have permanently changed Brazilian politics, cracking apart the governing class' comfortable assumption that injustice and democracy are compatible if you keep the people amused.
The market-based distribution of income concentrated at the top of the income distribution, particularly the rising share of investment income at the expense of labor income, is driving the sharp growth of income inequality in the United States.
Raising the minimum wage and incorporating a system for automatic adjustment over time is key to reversing this erosion of low-wage workers’ earnings, and would help combat growth of income inequality.