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Wealth and Poverty
York & Fig: Perspectives on gentrification
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Kai Ryssdal
Dec 5, 2014
Three Highland Park residents talk about their changing neighborhood.
Is inflation a problem? Look at income brackets
Oct 20, 2014
The bottom 40 percent of Americans make less now than they did 25 years ago.
Is London too expensive for poor Londoners?
May 20, 2014
Charities say large numbers of poor Londoners are being priced out of the city.
Winner of MacArthur 'genius grant': 'We have a very passive health care system in America'
Sep 25, 2013
Dr. Jeffrey Brenner, was named one of the prestigious MacArthur Foundation 'genius grant' winners today. He organized a system in Camden, the Camden Coalition of Healthcare Providers, that tracks down the poorest patients who need care.
Social media is no soap box for the poor: Study
Apr 26, 2013
A new study by the Pew Research Center's Internet and American Life Project shows that social media and the Internet are not helping much to get poorer people engaged in civic life.
New Orleans residents: You know you're wealthy when...
Jan 28, 2013
In the third installment of Marketplace's "You Know You're Wealthy When" series, we traveled to New Orleans to ask residents of "The Big Easy" what being wealthy means to them.
Photos: You know you're wealthy when...
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John Ketchum
Jan 3, 2013
People from all backgrounds weigh in on what makes a person wealthy.
For public good, not for profit.
Philadelphia collects court debt decades later
Dec 20, 2012
Since 2010, the courts of Philadelphia have embarked on a massive debt collection from ex-offenders. It’s an attempt to collect on $1.5 billion in old fees, fines and forfeited bail owed to the criminal justice system.
Amanda Aronczyk
When it comes to charity, the poor give more
Dec 14, 2012
Those who earn $50,000 to $75,000 donate about eight percent of their discretionary income. That's twice as much -- percentage-wise -- as those making above $200,000.
Rising use makes food stamps a target
Jun 6, 2012
The recession has boosted the number of Americans on food stamps to 44 million.