Robert Putnam

By Joseph Cooper,

Published January 9, 2017 at 3:14 PM EST

(1-9-2017, Original air date 8-22-2016) Today’s Topical Currents looks at a rising inequality gap, and how it can modify a kid’s family life, neighborhoods and schools.

The rich have always had advantages . . . but in today’s landscape, it’s increasing.

We visit with Harvard Public Policy professor Robert Putnam, whose latest work is OUR KIDS: The American Dream in Crisis. Putnam also wrote the highly praised Bowling Alone book.

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