The Rich and the Rest of Us

Watch the whole exchange on MSNBC!  

See the video and other highlights on the Washington Journal! Cornel West and Tavis Smiley discuss their latest poverty tour through key battleground states (OH, VA, PA and FL) to draw attention to the rising poverty rate and engage voters “in hopes that President Obama and Republican nominee Mitt Romney will make poverty their number [...]

See the original post & video at DemocracyNow! New government data shows economic inequality continued to widen in the United States last year. The Census Bureau reports the wealthiest Americans increased their share of total wealth by 4.9 percent, while the median income reached its lowest level since 1995. Some 46.2 million Americans were classified [...]

Read the original article and listen to the audio at The Take Away! Throughout the 2012 presidential campaign, politicians from both sides of the fence have prioritized the middle class, and the political conventions were no exception. According to a data map from our partner The New York Times, Democrats uttered the phrase “middle class” [...]

Read the original article and watch the video at the War Room! Tavis Smiley, co-author of “The Rich and the Rest of Us: A Poverty Manifesto,” joins Jennifer Granholm in “The War Room” to talk about poverty in America and why the U.S. Census Bureau is expected to announce that America’s poverty rate has hit [...]

Originally posted on: ieet.org   For 40 years academics were duped into idolizing the idea of unfettered markets, says Cornel West, and now our society is paying a terrible price.

Watch the original video and read the original article here! by Warren Etheredge Chances are, if you’re watching this episode, you are a member of the 99%. Unfortunately, in this case, there is little safety in numbers. As the gap between the Haves and the Have Nothings grows, our nation suffers, not just our bank [...]

Originally shown at: The Ed Show @ ed.msnbc.msn.com on June 1st!   A look at poverty In America, with starkly different visions from President Obama and Mitt Romney. Tavis Smiley and Cornell West, co-authors of the book The Rich and the Rest of Us: A Poverty Manifesto, join Ed Schultz to discuss poverty in America [...]

CNN’s Carol Costello speaks with Tavis Smiley and Cornell West on the strict new ID rules that could keep many from polls.

Check out a clip from Tavis’ hip conversation with Carson Daly on his very late-night talk show “Last Call with Carson Daly.”

Tavis Smiley and Professor Cornel West join Morning Joe to discuss their new book “The Rich and the Rest of Us,” what they learned from their so-called “Poverty Tour” around the U.S., and why they believe the politicians haven’t made the country’s poor a priority. Watch on the original site.

Watch the full video here: http://video.foxnews.com/v/1620263928001/tavis-smiley-battles-oreilly-on-media-and-race May 3, 2012 – 5:08 – A race attack in Virgina provokes a controversial debate on media and race on the O’Reilly Factor.

Tavis Smiley and Cornel West talk about their book on American poverty, “The Rich and the Rest of Us.”

Professor Cornel West insists “Barack Obama is better than Mitt Romney when it comes to poor people,” but he and talk show host Tavis Smiley tell Bob Schieffer that the American political system fails the poor because of its “warped priorities.”

Tavis Smiley and Professor Cornel West join Morning Joe to discuss their new book “The Rich and the Rest of Us,” what they learned from their so-called “Poverty Tour” around the U.S., and why they believe the politicians haven’t made the country’s poor a priority.   Check out the second video!