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Common Ground with Jane Whitney

A Tale of Two Economies

This 12-episode series features deep-dive conversations with the nation’s leading thinkers, leaders and experts around the nation’s most important issues. It explores national public affairs issues from government and politics to the environment and global affairs, with a mission to inform and inspire communities through shared dialogue and providing thought-provoking suggestions and solutions.

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A Tale of Two Economies

Season 2 Episode 211 | 56m 46s | CC

The pandemic shuttered businesses and schools leaving millions jobless, while the wealthy watched their net worth more than double. Already at historic heights before the pandemic, wealth inequality divides the country into the haves and the have-nots. Examine the consequences of this cleavage, the values that drive economic policy and the connections between our political and economic crises.

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