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How a new aristocracy's segregation puts stress on society

How a new aristocracy's segregation puts stress on society

06/28/2018

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How a new aristocracy's segregation puts stress on society

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How a new aristocracy's segregation puts stress on society

Growing class division is destabilizing our society, argues author and philosopher Matthew Stewart in a provocative Atlantic magazine cover story. He says there's a group in between the top 0.1 percent and bottom 90 percent that plays an important role in running the economy, while setting up barriers that prevent most from realizing the American dream. Economics correspondent Paul Solman reports.

06/28/2018

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