inequality

May 10, 2013

Missouri v. Jenkins

The Bradford case

Supreme Court

If you look at average CEO pay among firms listed in the S&P 500, it nearly tripled between 1992 and 2007, the year the economy started to tank.

On Tuesday, we screened the documentary "Race: The Power of an Illusion" at the Pratt Central Library. In this episode, we'll air the panel discussion that followed with Bishop Douglas Miles, Associated Black Charities CEO Diane Bell-McKoy, and Baltimore City Public Schools Office of Engagement director Michael Sarbanes.

From a small hobbit to an unfaithful Russian lady--there's a lot of movies to see this holiday season. Tom Hall talks to Jed Deitz and Mike Sragow about December's best flicks.

On Friday, Maryland Morning will premiere "The Lines Between Us," WYPR's year-long exploration of inequality in the Baltimore region. This Friday, we'll have stories on the air about how the federal government defines "communities of opportunity" in the region, how one Pikesville man's views on race were shaped by the revelation of a family secret in 1964, and how residential segregation took root block by block during the mid-20th century.

Are budget cuts affecting the ability of firefighters in Baltimore to respond to fires quickly? We discuss the issue with Baltimore’s Fire Chief, James Clack.

Veteran copy editor and Baltimore Sun night content production manager John McIntyre on everything from the history of the semicolon to the pleasures of bourbon.

As his daughter leaves to volunteer in Alaska and the young West Baltimore man he mentored deploys to Afghanistan, Tom Hall brings us this essay about young people’s choices in Baltimore.