/tags/wealth-inequality Wealth Inequality en-US WLRN Tue, 14 Jun 2022 17:24:00 GMT /news/2022-06-14/why-the-racial-wealth-gap-is-so-hard-to-close A new study shows the simple math of why — absent radical measures — America's racial wealth gap won't be closing anytime soon. Tue, 14 Jun 2022 17:24:00 GMT /news/2022-06-14/why-the-racial-wealth-gap-is-so-hard-to-close Greg Rosalsky /2020-05-26/how-the-crisis-is-making-racial-inequality-worse Among the bottom fifth of income earners, who are more likely to be black and Latino, about 35% of them lost their jobs. Tue, 26 May 2020 10:30:40 GMT /2020-05-26/how-the-crisis-is-making-racial-inequality-worse Greg Rosalsky /2017-12-07/as-gop-lawmakers-eye-cutting-estate-tax-will-they-increase-income-inequality As Republicans prepare to pass their massive tax overhaul, they are planning to lessen, or even eliminate, the estate tax. Critics say the tax plays an important role in making the economy fair. Thu, 07 Dec 2017 09:43:00 GMT /2017-12-07/as-gop-lawmakers-eye-cutting-estate-tax-will-they-increase-income-inequality Jim Zarroli /show/topical-currents/2015-01-13/the-secret-club-that-runs-the-world-inside-the-fraternity-of-commodity-traders 01/13/15 - This hour on Topical Currents we feature CNBC Wall Street correspondent Kate Kelly, who’ll discuss the realm of financial commodity traders.… Tue, 13 Jan 2015 18:00:00 GMT /show/topical-currents/2015-01-13/the-secret-club-that-runs-the-world-inside-the-fraternity-of-commodity-traders Joseph Cooper, Richard Ives