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This edition: America's Economic Scene with Eduardo Porter


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Original tape date: March 1, 2016. First aired: March 7, 2016.

In recent years, the U.S. has been experiencing extreme wealth and income disparities that are warping the very idea of America as an egalitarian society.

No one writes about the reality of inequality better than guest, Eduardo Porter, the insightful journalist who writes the Economic Scene column for The New York Times. Mr. Porter joins Bob Herbert to discuss the broadening wealth gap in America, and how it is playing out in the 2016 presidential election.

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Eduardo Porter Economic Scene Columnist, The New York Times

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  • Bob Herbert’s Op-Ed.TV is a weekly half-hour program featuring interviews with significant men and women from a variety of fields: officeholders and activists, economists, labor leaders, writers and artists. Herbert, a longtime journalist and former columnist for The New York Times, takes a close look each week at a compelling contemporary issue. He elicits personal stories and insights into the character of each guest, revealing not just what they believe about a particular issue, but why they believe it.

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