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Inequality in America

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by: Bill Moyers Journal, t r u t h o u t | Programming Note

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Airdate: Friday, June 13, 2008 at 9:00 p.m. EDT on PBS. (Check local listings at http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/about/airdates.html.)

    While many Americans are working harder for less money and paying more for everyday items like gas and food, the rich are getting richer. Bill Moyers Journal analyzes the growing inequality gap on the ground in Los Angeles, where recently union workers marched to bring attention to how they are getting squeezed out of the shrinking middle class. Bill Moyers also interviews Steve Fraser, historian and author of "Wall Street: America's Dream Palace," about the modern parallels and differences to the first Gilded Age, the big disparity between the rich and poor, and the increasing strain on working Americans. And Holly Sklar, co-author of "Raise the Floor: Wages and Policies That Work For All of Us," discusses what current economic conditions say about the state of the American dream.

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