/tags/wealth-disparity Wealth disparity en-US Copyright Mon, 27 Sep 2021 19:19:04 GMT /business-economy/2021-09-27/in-the-cape-fear-region-segregated-networks-are-driving-two-separate-economies-according-to-cfc-report The non-profit Cape Fear Collective recently came out with a landmark study on equity in southeastern North Carolina, using data from the census and other surveys. The findings speak to a community still defined by segregation and inequality. WHQR's Kelly Kenoyer spoke with data analyst Dante Haywood about those findings. Mon, 27 Sep 2021 19:19:04 GMT /business-economy/2021-09-27/in-the-cape-fear-region-segregated-networks-are-driving-two-separate-economies-according-to-cfc-report /business-economy/2018-09-18/why-the-wealth-gap-matters The wealth gap in the United States is growing – and it has negative consequences beyond the economy. A recent report from the Pew Research Center shows… Tue, 18 Sep 2018 16:31:00 GMT /business-economy/2018-09-18/why-the-wealth-gap-matters Amanda Magnus, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2018-09-18/why-the-wealth-gap-matters The wealth gap in the United States is growing – and it has negative consequences beyond the economy. A recent report from the Pew Research Center shows… Tue, 18 Sep 2018 16:31:00 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2018-09-18/why-the-wealth-gap-matters Amanda Magnus, Frank Stasio /business-economy/2017-07-03/busting-the-myth-of-the-american-dream-meet-william-darity Why are some people rich and others poor? Answering this elusive question has been the lifelong work of economist William (Sandy) Darity. Darity was an… Mon, 03 Jul 2017 16:00:00 GMT /business-economy/2017-07-03/busting-the-myth-of-the-american-dream-meet-william-darity Anita Rao, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2017-07-03/busting-the-myth-of-the-american-dream-meet-william-darity Why are some people rich and others poor? Answering this elusive question has been the lifelong work of economist William (Sandy) Darity. Darity was an… Mon, 03 Jul 2017 16:00:00 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2017-07-03/busting-the-myth-of-the-american-dream-meet-william-darity Anita Rao, Frank Stasio /politics/2016-06-09/the-one-percent-power-politics-and-americas-changing-democracy Note: This program is a rebroadcast.The divide between America's top earners and the rest of the population is wide and getting wider. Many experts point… Thu, 09 Jun 2016 16:04:40 GMT /politics/2016-06-09/the-one-percent-power-politics-and-americas-changing-democracy Will Michaels, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2016-06-09/the-one-percent-power-politics-and-americas-changing-democracy Note: This program is a rebroadcast.The divide between America's top earners and the rest of the population is wide and getting wider. Many experts point… Thu, 09 Jun 2016 16:04:40 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2016-06-09/the-one-percent-power-politics-and-americas-changing-democracy Will Michaels, Frank Stasio /arts-culture/2015-09-25/new-bern-church-to-discuss-racial-reconciliation-to-bridge-wealth-gap Church and city leaders in New Bern are hosting a conference to explore racial and economic divisions within the local community.Pastor Dawn Baldwin… Fri, 25 Sep 2015 11:35:32 GMT /arts-culture/2015-09-25/new-bern-church-to-discuss-racial-reconciliation-to-bridge-wealth-gap Rebecca Martinez