On this edition of Your Call's Media Roundtable, we're discussing media coverage of the deepending economic inequality and affordability crisis.
As half of the country struggles to make ends meet, the wealth of the top 10 percent is up to $113 trillion, up $5 trillion just between April and July, according to the Federal Reserve. The top one percent now holds $52 trillion in wealth, a new record.
Guest:
Emma Janssen, writing fellow at The American Prospect, where she reports on anti-poverty policy, health, and political power
Resources:
The American Prospect: Selling the Poor on Spending Like They’re Rich
Oxfam: Inequality in the US: Steps toward a more equal society
