Mary Aspin
Appearances
NPR News Now
NPR News: 01-21-2025 7PM EST
Billionaire wealth and power is growing faster than ever. And Oxfam is raising the alarm about what this income inequality could mean for our society. Billionaires saw their wealth grow three times faster in 2024 than the year before. Meanwhile, the number of people living in poverty has barely changed since 1990.
NPR News Now
NPR News: 01-21-2025 7PM EST
Oxfam published this report at a time when billionaire power over US politics is increasingly visible. Several tech CEOs and other billionaires attended the inauguration of President Donald Trump. who has assembled the wealthiest U.S. administration in history. Trump is also being advised by the world's wealthiest person, Elon Musk. Maria Aspin, NPR News, New York.