Oct 03 Watch Wall Street Protests Spread, Channeling Anger at Corporate, Political Forces Protesters in the Occupy Wall Street movement are maintaining a growing campaign against corporate and political forces that they say are fueling economic inequality in America. Judy Woodruff examines who's involved in the protests and what they're seeking with WNYC… Continue watching
Sep 28 Watch Inequality Hurts: The Unhealthy Side Effects of Economic Disparity As part of our series on economic inequality, Paul Solman investigates the health effects that inequality can have on individuals and society. To determine the hidden costs, he speaks with epidemiologists, former six-figure income earners who are chronically unemployed and… Continue watching
Sep 21 Watch Do Social Safety Net Programs Shrink Gap in U.S. Economic Inequality? Is Economic Inequality Factoring in Social Security, Health Care?… Continue watching
Aug 19 Is Economic Inequality a Big Deal? By Paul Solman // With our inequality coverage (watch Land of the Free, Home of the Poor and Americans Facing More Inequality, More Debt and Now More Trouble?) topping the "Most Watched" chart here at the Online NewsHour, we thought we'd… Continue reading
Aug 19 Watch Is Economic Inequality a Big Deal? A debate on whether economic inequality is or isn't a big deal, a clear and present danger… Continue watching
Aug 18 Getting High for Less: Easier Access to Better, Cheaper Heroin Cripples Small Towns By Elizabeth Shell By Paul Solman, Kelly Chen and Sarah Svoboda Black tar heroin. Photo via the City of Wichita police department. Note: We've been exploring economic inequality in America this week, and thought it an opportune moment to share something… Continue reading
Aug 18 Getting High for Less: Easier Access to Better, Cheaper Heroin Cripples Small Towns By Paul Solman Black tar heroin. Photo via the City of Wichita police department. Note: We've been exploring economic inequality in America this week, and thought it an opportune moment to share something we had hoped to post the last time… Continue reading
Aug 17 Watch Americans Facing More Inequality, More Debt and Now More Trouble? Did America's record-high level of economic inequality in 2007 help cause the financial crisis of 2008? With Americans' borrowing back on the rise and signs that economic inequality is growing, could there be another financial crisis in the near future?… Continue watching
Aug 17 Send Us Your Questions on Wealth, Inequality Update: Thanks for all your questions! We'll post some of the answers here soon. Editor's Note: Our story on Tuesday's program has certainly struck a chord. In the first in a series on economic inequality in the United… Continue reading
Aug 17 Sweden’s Super-Duper Rich By Paul Solman // Update: Watch Land of the Free, Home of the Poor and Americans Facing More Inequality, More Debt and Now More Trouble? to see the first two parts of Paul Solman's ongoing series of reports on U.S. economic… Continue reading