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From banker to janitor -- all in a day's work
Aug 1, 2012
To get herself out of debt, one banker had to take a very different kind of job.
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Houston janitors fight for fair pay in economic boom
Jul 31, 2012
Janitors who clean the offices of some of the world's richest corporations in this Texas city are among the lowest paid in the country. They have been on strike this summer trying to raise the definition of a low-level wage.
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Larry Summers on income inequality
Jul 30, 2012
Former Treasury Secretary and top economic advisor to President Barack Obama Lawrence Summers talks about education and income inequality in the U.S., and the state of the world economy.
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Can the free market provide opportunity for all?
Jul 30, 2012
Arthur Brooks, the president of the American Enterprise Institute, argues that raising taxes won't help the poor and that the free market is the way to bring people out of poverty.
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Keeping young people out of prison
Jul 27, 2012
New Orleans group trains and mentors youth released from juvenile detention
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Violence shakes Anaheim -- and its image
Jul 27, 2012
Police shooting, protests highlight poverty in Disneyland's hometown.
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Arthur Laffer on income inequality, raising taxes
Jul 26, 2012
The father of supply-side economics explains why he's against raising taxes on the rich, and the problems with being so against income inequality.
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President Obama unveils new education initiative for African Americans in opening speech to National Urban League
Jul 25, 2012
The White House aims to give African Americans more tools to graduate
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New Orleans' other 'million dollar neighborhood'
Jul 25, 2012
High rates of imprisonment are a cause -- and effect -- of poverty.
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Election ads depict a lost America
Jul 20, 2012
In the 2012 presidential election race, both parties focus on images of factories and hard hats.
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