8 O'Clock Buzz

12 Wealthiest Americans have $1 Trillion for the first time


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In mid-August, for the first time, the 12 wealthiest individuals’ assets have exceeded $1 Trillion. Jan talks with Omar Ocampo, researcher for the Program on Inequality and the Common Good at the Institute for Policy Studies, about how their wealth has increased by $283 Million since March, while at the same time the average American has struggled to buy food and make rent payments in the light of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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8 O'Clock BuzzBy Brian Standing, Haywood Simmons & Michelle Naff, Jan Miyasaki, Tony Castaneda, & Jonathan Zarov

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