One Nation, (In)divisible: The Future of Inequality in America

Posted: Aug 20, 2012 at 12:15 PM [Aug 20, 2012]

Tuesday, September 11, 2012 4:00 PM  -  5:30 PM Rackham Graduate School, Rackham Auditorium 915 E. Washington Street
Ann Arbor, MI 48109 How big is the current cultural, economic, and social divide? How does it differ from the divide Michael Harrington brought to light 50 years ago in his book, The Other America? What is the role of government as inequality rises? What can be done to close the gap? Syndicated columnist, Clarence Page, will moderate this debate between Jared Bernstein and Charles Murray on the future of inequality in America.

Presented by the National Poverty Center at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy at the University of Michigan with funding from the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation.

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