August 30, 2012
Van Jones (Elon James White)
DNC 2012: Are Americans Better Off Than 4 Years Ago?
Are Americans better off than they were four years ago? That's the question that has dominated the conversation as Democrats descended on Charlotte, N.C.
Elongated Thoughts: Are Americans better off than they were four years ago? The president of Rebuild the Dream responds.
(The Root) -- Are Americans better off than they were four years ago?
That's the question that has dominated the political conversation as Democrats descend on Charlotte, N.C. President Barack Obama's surrogates have said no -- then yes. But what's the truth? With more people living in poverty today than when Obama took office, are we better off as a country? With corporations posting record profits, does this affect the rest of the nation?
This question is tackled in the latest This Week in Blackness, and not by me. Check out a special episode recorded in Charlotte with guest Van Jones, president of Rebuild the Dream [6].
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