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ESG Investors Focus on Disability, Diversity

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Jul.28 -- Disability inclusion is shaping up to be the next frontier in ESG investing. Investors are pushing companies to create more welcoming places for employees, whether their disability is visible or not. Bloomberg's Dani Burger...
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Myths About Income Inequality

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Sept. 15 -- Ed Conrad, author of "The Upside of Inequality," discusses income inequality and the sources of rising inequality. He speaks to Bloomberg's Joe Weisenthal, Scarlet Fu and Matt Miller on "What'd You Miss?"
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Vaccine Rollout Highlights Global Inequality

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Apr.09 -- Enough vaccines have now been administered to fully vaccinate about 5% of the global population — but the distribution has been lopsided. Most vaccines are going to the wealthiest countries. Bloomberg's Caroline Hyde looks at...
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How America's Racial Wealth Gap Began

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May.07 -- White Americans have amassed almost seven times more wealth than Black Americans since the end of the Civil War. In the decades since the modern civil rights movement, that wealth gap has actually widened. This is the story of...
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How Being Put On a Different School Bus Changed the Life of Merck's CEO

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Jul.08 -- Merck & Co. Chief Executive Officer Kenneth Frazier, talks about being raised in the ghetto of Philadelphia and how being sent to a better school out of his neighborhood changed his life. He appears on "Leadership Live With...
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Ariel’s Rogers Says U.S. Needs More Black Entrepreneurs

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Jun.22 -- John Rogers, Ariel Investments chairman and co-chief executive officer, discusses the need for racial and economic equality in corporate America with Bloomberg’s Shartia Brantley at the Bloomberg Invest Global 2020 virtual...
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Fighting Poverty with Tax Credits Doesn't Work Well: Matt Bruenig

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Feb.09 -- Support is rising among policy makers to address America’s child-poverty crisis, which is getting worse as the pandemic drags on. More than 8 million Americans -- including many children -- fell into poverty during the second...
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Top Chef Samuelsson on Black Culture Impact

Higher Ed
Red Rooster Chef Marcus Samuelsson discusses how much influence the black culture has on restaurants with 'Bloomberg Markets' Caroline Hyde and Romaine Bostick.
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A Wealth Tax Won't Hurt Influence of Billionaires, Says Summers

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Oct.10 -- The motion: Is it time to redistribute the wealth? Former U.S. Secretary of Labor Robert Reich and former U.S. Treasury Secretary Lawrence H. Summers go head-to-head on economic inequality, antitrust law, and financial...
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Fed Has An Obligation To Fix Inequality: Petrou

Higher Ed
Jun.30 -- Wealth and income disparities in the U.S. have been steadily worsening since the 1980s. In this edition of Bloomberg Equality, Bloomberg's Romaine Bostick sat down with Karen Petrou, Author of 'Engine of Inequality: The Fed and...
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The Events of 2020 Highlighted How Much Inequality Still Exists In Society: Lath

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Mar.16 -- In this edition of "Bloomberg Equality," Puneet Lath, Expensify Director discusses the company's new annual $3 million pledge to donate 25 cents for every dollar they pay their white male employees to fund Expensify.org's...
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The Political and Economic Dynamics of Income Inequality

Higher Ed
Sept. 18 -- John Taft, Chief Executive Officer RBC Wealth Management, and Robert Hoopes, president at Vox Global Public Affairs, discuss the impact of income inequality on politics and fiscal policy. They speak on Bloomberg Surveillance.
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Poorer Than Their Parents: The Income Inequality Crisis

Higher Ed
Aug. 1 -- Richard Dobbs, senior partner at McKinsey Global Institute, and Erik Nielsen, global chief economist at UniCredit, discuss the global income inequality crisis and the potential for the younger generation to be poorer than their...
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Why Taxpayers Are Funding the Buffalo Bills’ Next Stadium

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In late March the NFL’s Buffalo Bills reached a deal with New York State to finance a brand new stadium for the team — including an $850 million contribution from taxpayers — the biggest public check ever for a pro football...
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Black in Focus: LaChanze Talks Delivering Diversity on Broadway

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LaChanze discusses diversity on Broadway, from audiences to actors, on the latest episode of Black in Focus with Karen Toulon. She plays the lead in "Trouble in Mind" — a play about racism in theater which is making its Broadway debut...
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What to Do About Economic Inequality?

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Oct.10 -- The motion: Is it time to redistribute wealth? Intelligence Squared host John Donvan moderates a discussion between former U.S. Secretary of Labor Robert Reich, former U.S. Treasury Secretary Lawrence H. Summers, former Greek...
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Powell Says Racial Inequality Holds Back the Economy

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Apr.21 -- Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell talks about how the Fed approaches racial inequality and climate change. He appears on the latest episode of "The David Rubenstein Show: Peer-to-Peer Conversations." The interview was...
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The Recount

Recount Conversations: Michael Tubbs

Higher Ed
Special Advisor to CA Governor Gavin Newsom and Former Mayor of Stockton, CA, Michael Tubbs sits down to discuss California's new state-wide basic income program and how a guaranteed income can create a better society.
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Paul Tudor Jones on JUST Capital and Redefining Capitalism

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Jun.12 -- Paul Tudor Jones, founder at Tudor Investment Corporation, discusses the mission of his non- profit organization JUST Capital and the importance of finding a new director for capitalism in light of growing inequality in the...
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El-Erian: Recent Income Gains Have Gone to the Rich

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Oct. 23 -- Unintended Consequences Author Edward Conard, Economic Policy Institute Economist Elise Gould and Bloomberg View Columnist Mohamed El-Erian discuss income inequality on In The Loop. El-Erians opinions are his own. (Source:...
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Adam Tooze on Income Inequality's Global Impact

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Apr.08 -- Adam Tooze, Columbia University Director of the European Institute and author of "Crashes: How A Decade of Financial Crises Changed the World" discusses income inequality's global impact. He speaks with Vonnie Quinn on...
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WEF Outlines Plans to Tackle Rising Income Inequality

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Jan.20 -- World Economic Forum Managing Director Saadia Zahidi discusses income inequality and obstacles to social mobility. She speaks with Francine Lacqua on "Bloomberg Surveillance" at the World Economic Forum's annual meeting in...
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Taking From the Rich Might Not Help the Poor

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Oct.04 -- Income inequality is a hot topic, which isn't surprising given that it's been on the rise in every region of the world for the last decade. Bloomberg QuickTake explains why income inequality has limits as a predictor of...
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Berkeley's Zucman on Tax Evasion and Global Inequality

Higher Ed
Jun.23 -- Gabriel Zucman, UC Berkeley assistant professor of economics, discusses tax evasion and global inequality with Bloomberg's Joe Weisenthal on "What'd You Miss?"