The Top 1 Percent
Al-Jazeera's slick video news magazine "Fault Lines" investigates the incredible income disparity in the United States that now sees 40 percent of the nation's wealth in the hands of the top 1 percent. Spoiler alert: The rich get richer, and it's not very pleasant.Al-Jazeera’s slick video news magazine “Fault Lines” investigates the incredible income disparity in the United States that now sees 40 percent of the nation’s wealth in the hands of the top 1 percent. Spoiler alert: The rich get richer, and it’s not very pleasant. — PZS
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