The inequality virus: "Half of humanity was right on the edge, and then the pandemic hit."

It's becoming more and more apparent that inequality is the challenge of our time, made even more visible by a global virus pandemic that has been unsparingly unequal in its impact. We broke the wrong kind of record in 2020 -- a new report from the group Oxfam shows that for the first time, inequality has grown everywhere during the pandemic. The report is called "The Inequality Virus," and Paul O'Brien, Vice President at Oxfam America on Policy and Advocacy Work joins KYW In Depth to talk about the report, how the wealthy got even wealthier during the pandemic, how dire the situation is for the bottom fifty percent and what needs to happen to bring us back from the edge.

Look at the report here: https://bit.ly/3pepnxy

Paul O'Brien is the author of a book about inequality called “Power Switch: How we can Reverse Extreme Inequality." "Find out more here: https://bit.ly/2Zap2Sc

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