The World is becoming better off and more equal. Talking with Chelsea Follett of the Cato Institute.

The San Francisco Experience

EpisodeJun 22, 202328m

The World is becoming better off and more equal. Talking with Chelsea Follett of the Cato Institute.

The San Francisco Experience

EpisodeJun 22, 202328m

By every measure, equality and prosperity are transforming countries like India, China, Indonesia, Brazil and Nigeria. Yet The New York Times and other influential opinion influencers seem frozen in time, ignoring the rise of global equality by constantly showcasing inequality. The Cato Institute has developed a new global equality index using eight criteria that demonstrates how equality is spreading throughout the world to better inform the public and policymakers.

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We are a "deep dive" news podcast, for Americans who get their news from the Internet. Our mission is to give the listener succinct, fact based analysis both non-ideological and independent from a California, Silicon Valley perspective. Your host Jim Herlihy is a published author: his novel “Deceit and Dirty Money” is available on line. He served as President of the SF Public Library Commission 1992 - 1996. While working in Latin America, he was a stringer for The Economist, The Times and the BBC. Jim serves as a director on two SF sister city boards : Bangalore, India and Cork, Ireland.

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