‘Left, Right & Center’: Relief in Europe, Inequality in America
An emergency economic summit in Europe brought direly needed relief to Greece and neighboring nations, but will it last -- and is it enough? Meanwhile, on our side of the planet, a report from Congress showed that the richest 1 percent of Americans more than doubled their share of national income in the last 30 years.An emergency economic summit in Europe brought direly needed relief to Greece and neighboring nations, but will it last — and is it enough? Meanwhile, on our side of the planet, a report from Congress showed that the richest 1 percent of Americans more than doubled their share of national income in the last 30 years. This week’s “Left, Right & Center” takes stock of these situations, along with some troubling rumblings from the Obama campaign, and what Rick Perry may be skipping as he charges at the White House. –KA
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