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Wealth Gap
August 6, 2020
Nick Martin
“Family Life Coaches,” Private Jets, and the One Percent’s Pandemic Economy
As the rest of the country bears the brunt of the coronavirus crisis, the wealthy are scrambling to protect their comfortable lives.
June 29, 2020
Magazine
Adolph Reed Jr.
The Surprising Cross-Racial Saga of Modern Wealth Inequality
Why the “racial wealth gap” fails to explain economic inequality in black and white America
July 1, 2014
Dean Starkman
The $236,500 Hole in the American Dream
The wealth gap between black and white families is greater than ever. Here’s how to close it.
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