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Income inequality
Nick Hanauer on the TED talk, income inequality controversy
by
Kai Ryssdal
May 18, 2012
The venture capitalist discusses his controversial TED talk, why income and inequality has become political and what happens next.
What Occupy Wall Street left behind
by
Kai Ryssdal
Apr 23, 2012
Zuccotti Park is empty these days, with no signs of another uprising, but the issues the protests brought to light in the national conversation still linger today.
What is the wealth gap?
Mar 1, 2012
Those at the top have an increasingly bigger share, while middle and low incomes stagnate.
How net wealth widens the gap
Jan 19, 2012
When you look at net wealth instead of income, the gap between the 1 percent and the 99 grows exponentially.
Attitudes changing on divide between rich and poor
Jan 11, 2012
A Pew survey says Americans now think the conflict between rich and poor is more important than between whites and blacks or immigrants and the native-born.
2011 in review: The rise of the people
Dec 27, 2011
From the Arab Spring to the Occupy Wall Street protests, discussions over income inequality took center stage this year -- and they aren't dying down anytime soon.