World Jan 20 Fire burns about 60 makeshift homes in dense Seoul neighborhood By Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press
Nation Sep 13 Watch 6:47 How the pandemic led to a significant decline in child poverty The child poverty rate in the U.S. fell last year to the lowest level on record. Families were helped as cash benefits, tax credits and other types of non-cash assistance increased during the pandemic. Dana Thomson of Child Trends is…
Economy Apr 12 Watch 8:27 Why corporations are reaping record profits with inflation on the rise Despite rising inflation, major U.S. corporations are reporting record profits, as companies pass rising supply-chain costs onto consumers. Economics correspondent Paul Solman explores whether concentrated market power is contributing to inflation. By Paul Solman, Lee Koromvokis
Politics Mar 17 WATCH LIVE: Senate budget committee holds hearing on income and wealth inequality The hearing is expected to begin at 11 a.m. ET. By Associated Press
Economy Feb 12 Amid systemic inequality, U.S. salaries recover even as jobs haven’t The turnaround in total wages underscores how disproportionately America's job losses have afflicted workers in lower-income occupations. By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press
May 17 Watch 5:17 Voter suppression and the impact of COVID-19 on people of color The Rev. William J. Barber has long tackled the issues of race, poverty and hatred. His Poor People’s Campaign in June will hold a digital assembly and march on Washington to draw attention to civil rights issues. Hari Sreenivasan spoke… Continue watching
Apr 13 Short-term financial aid may not be enough during pandemic By Paul Wiseman, Associated Press Will the U.S. remain an outlier among wealthy countries in providing limited protections for the financially vulnerable? Or will it expand the social safety net, as it did after the Great Depression of the 1930s?… Continue reading
Sep 26 Income inequality grew in 2018, Census data shows By Mike Schneider, Associated Press Three of the states with biggest gains in inequality from 2017 to 2018 were places with large pockets of wealth — California, Texas and Virginia. Continue reading
Jul 04 Watch 10:30 Amid long economic expansion, why so many Americans are still struggling The U.S. is currently in the midst of the longest economic expansion since the period following World War II. But even though the numbers are good, they don’t add up to prosperity for all Americans. William Brangham talks to Matthew… Continue watching
Jun 13 Watch 9:19 Can ‘baby bonds’ help the U.S. close its staggering racial wealth gap? By Paul Solman Whites in the U.S. have much greater household and individual wealth than blacks and other minorities. In fact, the typical black household has about 10 cents for every dollar of wealth in a typical white household. Some economists and politicians… Continue watching