New government data shows economic inequality continued to widen in the United States last year.
The Census Bureau reports the wealthiest
Americans increased their share of total wealth by 4.9 percent, while
the median income reached its lowest level since 1995.
Some 46.2 million
Americans were classified as living in poverty.
We’re joined by Tavis
Smiley and Cornel West, who are attempting to start a national dialogue
with their new Poverty Tour 2.0, visiting four battleground states:
Ohio, Virginia, Pennsylvania and Florida.
West is a professor at the
Union Theological Seminary and prolific author. Smiley is an
award-winning TV and radio broadcaster who hosts the PBS
TV show, "Tavis Smiley."
Together they are co-authors of the book, "The
Rich and the Rest of Us: A Poverty Manifesto." [includes rush
transcript]
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