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Wealth and the Surging Income Inequality Gap
We hear how income inequality is being addressed from the World Economic Forum in Switzerland to the White House and the world of Wall Street.
By Warren Olney • • 52m ListenIn next week's State of the Union speech, President Obama plans to discuss the growth of income inequality, a potential cause for crisis, not just in the US, but all over the world. We hear how it's being addressed from the World Economic Forum in Switzerland to the world of Wall Street. Also, new hope after the Syria peace talks were on verge of crumbling, and the late Daniel Pearl's final story.
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3 storiesNew Hope after Syria Peace Talks Were on Verge of Crumbling
The Geneva II Syrian peace talks were scheduled to start today, but a dispute over preconditions almost scuttled the process. Now, representatives of President al-Assad and opposition leaders have agreed to meet tomorrow. It's not yet clear if they'll be "in the same room."
Read the story8 minHarsh Truths about Income Inequality
The world's 85 richest people control as much wealth as the poorest 3.5 billion. That's according to a study by the humanitarian group, Oxfam — and it's caught the attention of the movers and shakers at this week's World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
Read the story37 minFinishing Daniel Pearl's Last Story
Twelve years ago yesterday, Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl drove off for an interview in Karachi, Pakistan and never came back . A month later, the FBI received a video ending with Pearl's killer holding his decapitated head. Pearl's friend and colleague spent years determining who the murderer really was.
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