The Takeaway

The firm grip of inequality.


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August 10, 2017: According to a new study, income gains for the middle class have stayed relatively stagnant since 1980. Nobel Prize-winning economist Angus Deaton discusses how inequality has created two Americas. Plus, a look at the high cost of freedom, a GOP lawmaker's criminal justice shift, the struggle of America's caregivers, and a jam session with musician Jack Grace. 

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