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The Graphic Truth: America's racial wealth gap
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The Graphic Truth: America's racial wealth gap

Juneteenth celebrates June 19, 1865, the day the last Black slaves in America were emancipated after the end of the Civil War. In the century and a half since, segregation, Jim Crow laws, and other forms of overt discrimination against Blacks have all contributed to a persistent wealth gap between Black and non-Black Americans. Here, we take a look at a few indicators that illustrate the divide.

Our unsustainably unequal world
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Our unsustainably unequal world

Since 2020, the richest 1% of people has accumulated nearly two-thirds of all the new wealth created in the world. Just 10% of the population owns three-quarters of global wealth — and account for nearly half of carbon emissions. What can we do to turn this around?

Is the US in decline while China’s power grows?
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Is the US in decline while China’s power grows?

Who said last year that the biggest source of chaos in the present-day world is the US? Not the leader of Russia. Not of North Korea. Not even of Iran. It was Xi Jinping, who believes America poses a major risk for China.

Want to fix US political division? Narrow the wealth gap, says investor Ray Dalio
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Want to fix US political division? Narrow the wealth gap, says investor Ray Dalio

What happened on January 6, 2021, did not at all surprise billionaire investor Ray Dalio. History, he says, shows that both right-wing and left-wing populism begins to gain power when there's a large wealth gap. So, what comes next?

Podcast: No Empire lasts forever: How China’s rise could trigger a new world order
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Podcast: No Empire lasts forever: How China’s rise could trigger a new world order

Listen: What keeps Ray Dalio, one of America’s most successful investors, up at night? Three things: spiraling debt, a weakening dollar and a rising China. China is closing the gap on US economic dominance as its geopolitical influence grows, Dalio tells Ian Bremmer on the GZERO World podcast. The US economy is negatively impacted not only by its debt but also by the widening wealth gap among Americans, and these all play into Beijing's plans to surpass the US as a global superpower, says Dalio, author of Principles for Dealing With the Changing World Order” and founder of the world’s largest hedge fund. Does this mean investors should bet on China over the US?

Making sense of our new global economy
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Making sense of our new global economy

If billionaires shooting off into space because their net worth has jumped 60 percent sounds cringeworthy to you, you're not alone. Indeed, the pandemic hasn't been kind to the 120 million people into extreme poverty. Nor to the global economy as a whole, which stands to lose $2.3 trillion by 2025 due to vaccine inequality.

Should the US cancel student loan debt?
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Should the US cancel student loan debt?

Joe Biden has already cancelled more US student than any other president. But progressive Democrats want him to write off a lot more to reduce the racial wealth gap and help people recover better from COVID's economic ruin. Republicans are against all this because it would be unfair to current and future borrowers and to taxpayers footing the bill, not to mention subsidizing the rich.

What does “build back better” even mean (and can we do it)?
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What does “build back better” even mean (and can we do it)?

Like WWII and The Great Depression, the pandemic presents an opportunity for change. But how? Ian Bremmer explains why the slogan "build back better" has hit home for many.

Why (and where) Universal Basic Income is becoming more popular
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Why (and where) Universal Basic Income is becoming more popular

Would a UBI program discourage people from seeking employment? Ian Bremmer discusses popular opinion, both for and against, the allocation of cash to citizens, no strings attached.