Jan 07 Watch 7:50 How do we solve stubborn segregation in schools? By PBS News Hour Despite a historic Supreme Court ruling outlawing segregated schools, today huge numbers of students remain in separate and unequal schools, most in inner cities. Special correspondent Charlayne Hunter-Gault talks with Pedro Noguera of the University of California, Los Angeles, about… Continue watching
Jan 06 Watch 3:34 Left behind by banks, poor Americans pay more to borrow By PBS News Hour It’s expensive to be poor. Unable to maintain a minimum balance or provide the necessary ID to open a bank account, many low-income Americans rely on fringe financial services like check cashing stores and payday lenders, which charge interest rates… Continue watching
Dec 21 Column: These facts about inequality can’t be whitewashed By John Komlos Counting Social Security as 'wealth' avoids the inconvenient truth of inequality, writes economist John Komlos. Continue reading
Oct 12 Watch 5:37 Nobel laureate hopes prize will spur more debate on inequality By PBS News Hour The Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences was awarded to Angus Deaton, a Scottish-born scholar at Princeton University who has analyzed spending, poverty and welfare. The Nobel laureate joins Judy Woodruff to discuss his work and insight into inequality and society. Continue watching
Sep 16 Watch 6:31 Why an American trailblazer fears we’re losing the next generation of ‘black pioneers’ By PBS News Hour Clifton Wharton, an American trailblazer in international development and business, has led a storied life. In “Privilege and Prejudice: The Life of a Black Pioneer,” Wharton reflects on his successes, as well as his experiences with racism. He joins Judy… Continue watching
Aug 11 Watch 6:10 Why school districts like Michael Brown’s have suffered ‘rapid resegregation’ By PBS News Hour Since 1988, American schools have grown more segregated. Jeffrey Brown talks to New York Times Magazine writer Nikole Hannah-Jones -- who recently wrote about school segregation in Ferguson, Missouri -- and Sheryll Cashin of Georgetown University Law Center. Continue watching
May 07 Watch 8:38 How does Baltimore’s economy recover after the riots? By PBS News Hour Business owners, investors and even churches have seen their livelihoods crippled by the riots that plagued Baltimore this past week, following news of the death of a black man while in police custody. Now they are trying to piece back… Continue watching
Mar 19 Watch 8:37 What’s splitting a new generation of haves and have-nots By PBS News Hour Political scientist Robert Putnam grew up in Port Clinton, Ohio, a town where, he says, both rich and poor children grew up together and had bright opportunities. But in the past few decades, social mobility has declined and the haves… Continue watching
Aug 29 UN Committee condemns U.S. for racial disparity, police brutality By Charles Pulliam-Moore African Americans across the country, the CERD explained in a press conference, bear a disproportionate amount of the burden associated with economic and social disparity. Continue reading
Jun 19 How the U.S. compares on income inequality and poverty By Elizabeth Shell There's new data on income inequality out from the OECD Thursday, so we thought we'd take a look to see how the U.S. compares against the group's 33 other countries -- and its upcoming World Cup matches. Continue reading