SAN JOSE, California (Reuters) - One of the most urgent questions in economics today is the connection between inequality and growth. That is because one of the big economic facts of our time is the surge in income disparity, particularly between those at the very top and everyone else. The other bi Full story
Jared Bernstein, senior fellow at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorites, explain why the Jazz Age of Jay Gatsby and income inequality is back – and what we should do to avoid an unhappy ending.
"My fight on The Ed Show has been for the workers and the middle class," said Ed Schultz. "This new time slot [Saturdays and Sundays at 5pET] will give me the opportunity to produce and focus on stories that I care about and are important to American families and American workers.” Full story
Former DNC Communications Director Karen Finney and Bloomberg View’s William Cohan debate whether the ice is thawing in the GOP attacks on President Obama’s budget as both Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, and Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wisconsin, have – for them – good things to say about it – then bot
Ed's looking forward to his weekend show, which starts in April, and telling great stories about America. Full story
"I want to get out with the people and tell their stories," said Ed Schultz. "This show has been a show that has been a voice for the voiceless. That was my mission when I came here and it remains." Full story
Rep. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, explains why he can’t support the Republican version of the continuing resolution – which marks the return of Paul Ryan to the budgeting process and his favorite way to bring about a balanced budget: austerity.
Former DNC Communications Director Karen Finney, The Huffington Post’s Sam Stein, Gillian Tett from The Financial Times, and Buzzfeed’s Ben Smith join Alex Wagner to talk about gridlock over the looming automatic spending cuts.
Morning Joe economic analyst Steve Rattner looks at statistics from the Census Bureau and Pew to track the decline in middle class wages over the past decade. Rattner shows that "household net worth is now back in real terms to where it was in the early 1980s."
Steve Kornacki, co-host of MSNBC's "The Cycle" and a senior writer for Salon.com, talks with Rachel Maddow about the shortcomings of Senator Marco Rubio's Republican response to President Obama's State of the Union address and why it exposed Republicans as being stuck in 1980.
American entrepreneur Sam Zell and CNBC's Joe Kernen talk about how pro-business policies can help the middle class and how more verification is needed for government "safety net" programs.
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Transparent Container quality manager John Walters speaks during an interview at the company headquarters in Addison, Illinois, February 21, 2013. Community colleges in less affluent areas have been hit especially hard in a pattern that could undermine some of U.S. President Barack Obama's efforts
President Barack Obama speaks about strengthening the economy for the middle class and measures to combat gun violence during a visit to Hyde Park Academy in Chicago, Illinois February 15, 2013. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
U.S. President Barack Obama speaks about strengthening the economy for the middle class and measures to combat gun violence during a visit to Hyde Park Academy in Chicago, Illinois February 15, 2013. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
