Income inequality and its effects

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• Pejman Nataghi-Arani

  

  Amid long economic expansion, why so many Americans are still struggling

  PBS NewsHour

  The U.S. is currently in the midst of the longest economic expansion since the period following World War II. But even though the numbers are good, …

• Pejman Nataghi-Arani

  

  If Trump Is Laundering Russian Money, Here’s How It Works

  WIRED - Garrett M. Graff

  Shell companies, pseudonyms, shady lawyers, and secrecy: The president’s and his lawyer's business practices match the classic pattern of suspicious …

• Pejman Nataghi-Arani

  

  'The Queen' Reveals The Story Of The Woman Who Became A Symbol Of Welfare Fraud

  NPR - Ilana Masad

  I have a theory. We, consumers of media in a capitalist, money-obsessed country, love a good fraudster. There's some compelling evidence, too. Exhibit A: Catch Me If You Can, the high-grossing 2002 film in which Leonardo DiCaprio plays the charming, quick-thinking Frank Abagnale, who was a con man in …

• Pejman Nataghi-Arani

  

  Filipina domestic helper tied to a tree as punishment by Saudi boss

  ctvnews.ca - Cillian O'Brien

  A Filipina worker in Saudi Arabia who was tied to a tree by her employer as punishment has been repatriated to the Phillipines. Overseas Filipino …

• Pejman Nataghi-Arani

  

  'Moneyland' Reveals How Oligarchs, Kleptocrats And Crooks Stash Fortunes

  NPR - Terry Gross

  Journalist Oliver Bullough runs kleptocracy tours in London, in which he points out mansions bought by corrupt foreign leaders and oligarchs. Moneyland describes their secretive transnational world. TERRY GROSS, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. I'm Terry Gross. The Mueller investigation gave us insights into …

• Pejman Nataghi-Arani

  

  Why No One Feels Rich: The Psychology Of Inequality

  NPR - Shankar Vedantam

  When Keith Payne was in the fourth grade, he realized he was poor. The epiphany came to him in the cafeteria. "We had a new cashier in the line that day," he said. "And when I got to the cashier's desk she asked me for, I think it was $1.25. That was the first time that anybody had ever asked me to …