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Episode 123: What Does Equality Even Mean?

Words & Numbers

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The Problem With Inequality

The average poor person in the United States has a smartphone, CNN's John Sutter says. "If we really, truly cared about the 1% of the inequality, we shouldn't be looking to Bill Gates and telling him to hand over his money," he adds. Politicians understand that they can capitalize on this phenomenon, Sutter writes. 'They can actually latch right onto it and start slinging the mud'

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