Martin Gilens

Princeton University

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Professor of Politics at Princeton University and author of Affluence & Influence: Economic Inequality and Political Power in America

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The evidence is overwhelming. The wealth gap in America is growing.

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The evidence is overwhelming. The wealth gap in America is growing.

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