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    Gwen's Take: Who We Are and How We Vote - Connecting the Dots

    Aug 03, 2012 10:28 AM EST

    Paul Taylor, the executive vice president of the Pew Research Center, has long experience explaining why things happen. When we chatted on the PBS NewsHour this week, the subject was the widening chasm of economic segregation. It was a wonky demographic discussion (not that there's anything wrong with that ...

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    More Americans Live in Economically Segregated Neighborhoods Than 30 Years Ago

    Aug 01, 2012 10:24 PM EST

    ... percent to 28 percent. Paul Taylor is the executive vice president of the center and a co-author of the report. Welcome back, Paul. PAUL TAYLOR, Pew Research Center: Thanks. GWEN IFILL: Let's start with definitions. What do you mean when you say economic segregation? PAUL TAYLOR: We -- for ...

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    Families' Plummeting Wealth Reflects 'Deep Mess' Americans Face

    Jun 12, 2012 10:02 PM EST

    The net worth of the median American family fell nearly 40 percent from 2007 to 2010, the Federal Reserve reported this week. Gwen Ifill discusses the effects of and the reasons behind the precipitous decline in wealth with Paul Taylor of the Pew Research Center and Robert Shapiro of Sonecon ...

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    The Roots Get Conceptual on 'undun'

    Nov 30, 2011 06:30 PM EST

    ... I did the album with the most cringe worthy moments versus the album with the least cringe worthy moments. "Organix" is a great way to start as far as it's a nice entry into the world, but [has] far too many amateur, juvenile faux pas on that record for ...

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    For Liberia, Natural Resources Are Blessings, Curses on Road to Democracy

    Nov 01, 2011 12:15 AM EST

    ... KAY: Unequal access to the benefits of natural resources created societal rifts that led to war in Liberia. Diamonds and timber bankrolled warlord President Charles Taylor. ELLEN JOHNSON SIRLEAF: Liberia's experience, in a way, has been a resource curse. We have always had these natural resources. They just haven ...

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    Would Obama's Refinancing Plan Boost Ailing Housing Market?

    Oct 24, 2011 10:29 PM EST

    ... of those homeowners. But it also will help the market, because fewer homes will come on to the market, continuing downward pressure. JUDY WOODRUFF: John Taylor, what do you see in today's proposals from the administration that could make a difference? JOHN TAYLOR, President and CEO, National Community Reinvestment ...

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    After Draftless Decade of War, Gap Seen Between Military, Civilians

    Oct 06, 2011 10:31 PM EST

    After Draftless Decade of War, Gap Seen Between Miltiary, Civilians

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    Rita Moreno Acts Out Own Career in 'Life Without Makeup'

    Sep 30, 2011 10:50 PM EST

    Actress Rita Moreno, 80, now has a solo show about her life as a star of stage and screen called "Life Without Makeup." In a joint production with KQED San Francisco, correspondent Spencer Michels reports on the performer's transformation from a "utilitarian ethnic" actress to becoming a "show business animal."

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    Raise the Roof: Debt Crisis Averted, But Debate Far From Over

    Aug 02, 2011 10:03 PM EST

    The Senate passed a bipartisan agreement to raise the U.S. debt ceiling and cut spending Tuesday. President Obama quickly signed the deal, but it couldn't stop a sell-off on Wall Street. Jeffrey Brown discusses the compromise bill with University of California, Berkeley's Robert Reich and Stanford University's John Taylor.

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    Study: Housing Bust Hit U.S. Minority Households Especially Hard

    Jul 26, 2011 10:24 PM EST

    As the economy struggles to rebound, a new analysis of Census data shows a widening wealth gap among white, black and Hispanic Americans. Gwen Ifill discusses the results of a new study with the Pew Research Center's Paul Taylor and Howard University's Roderick Harrison.