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Reporter's notebook: Clearing up the $600,000 average white wealth
Noel King May 7, 2013
You asked us about numbers in a story about black wealth. Here's the outcome.
Families face tough choices in the shadow of the Great Recession
David Lazarus Mar 15, 2013
A new HBO documentary takes a look at how millions of families have been left out in the cold in the richest country on Earth.
A surprise viral hit: Income inequality, the movie
Krissy Clark Mar 8, 2013
You may have been forwarded an unusual YouTube video this week, based on an economic analysis of income inequality. But where did it come from?
Wealth gap grows between black and white in U.S.
Kai Ryssdal Mar 1, 2013
The racial wealth gap in the United States has tripled in the past 25 years.
A brief history of the income tax
Tracey Samuelson Feb 1, 2013
The modern American income tax celebrates its 100th anniversary this weekend.
In Latin America, the middle class grows
Jeff Tyler Jan 29, 2013
A recent report from the World Bank revelas a fifty percent increase in the size of Latin America's middle class. Broad economic growth brought more jobs and more women are joining the workforce.
The past, present and future of the estate tax
Shereen Marisol Meraji Dec 13, 2012
Some wealthy individuals say a higher estate tax is fair, but others are fighting against proposed changes.
The shrinking middle class, the shrinking American Dream
Tess Vigeland Nov 2, 2012
Why are so many people in the middle class struggling right now? Author Hedrick Smith discusses the events that hurt the middle class and what can be done to help it.
Tough Choices: How the poor spend money
Tess Vigeland Oct 25, 2012
Three families living around the poverty line in San Diego tell Marketplace Money what it means to spend money when you don't have a whole lot of it.
Rich and poor in San Diego speak out on wealth gap
Tom Fudge Oct 5, 2012
Residents of San Diego's wealthiest and poorest neighborhoods reflect on opportunity, responsibility and the American Dream.
