He painted a huge mural in dover. News 24 hours a day, powered by more than 2600 journalists in more than 120 countries. Im Alisa Parenti, and this is bloomberg. Emily this is Bloomberg Technology. Im emily chang. On this week, bloomberg tv and radio are on the ground in boston showcasing tech giants and startups, plus Breakthrough Technologies in biotechs and robotics. We are speaking with innovators, venture capitalists, and government officials across the city. Caroline joins us from outside the museum of science in boston overlooking the Charles River. Caroline, i see spring has not quite sprung in boston. You are all bundled up. Caroline you are right. Its a touch chilly, but beautiful nonetheless. Indeed, the sun breaks out for us, a special edition of Bloomberg Technology for you. Welcome from the ever Popular Museum of science, welcoming more than 1. 5 million visitors a year. I had way too much fun playing on the musical steps. But i digress. Today we will take a look at the m
Black lives matter. The need to even say that in this day and age shows how big the chasm between races still is in america. Im talking about the outrage over last weeks grand jury decision not to indict a Police Officer in the shooting death of an unarmed teenager. You are looking at live pictures from chicago, illinois. There are protests underway across the country, and these protests are about yesterdays decision not to indict a white Police Officerman in the choking death of eric garner, an unarmed black man in new york city. And all of this comes one week after a Surveillance Video showed a white Police Officer shooting an 12yearold African American boy in cleveland who was holding a pellet gun. Attorney general eric holder announced from cleveland that a Justice Department investigation uncovered pattern of quote unreasonable and unnecessary quote by the Police Department going back years. Im going to ask a provocative question. What is a black persons life worth in America Toda
Black lives matter. The need to even say that in this day and age shows how big the chasm between races still is in america. Im talking about the outrage over last weeks grand jury decision not to indict a Police Officer in the shooting death of an unarmed teenager. You are looking at live pictures from chicago, illinois. There are protests underway across the country, and these protests are about yesterdays decision not to indict a white Police Officerman in the choking death of eric garner, an unarmed black man in new york city. And all of this comes one week after a Surveillance Video showed a white Police Officer shooting an 12yearold African American boy in cleveland who was holding a pellet gun. Attorney general eric holder announced from cleveland that a Justice Department investigation uncovered pattern of quote unreasonable and unnecessary quote by the Police Department going back years. Im going to ask a provocative question. What is a black persons life worth in America Toda
I feel like its never going to get better. This is a special edition of real money. A year ago, i committed to an indepth exploration of the conditions and challenges facing americas middle class. We called it rebuilding the dream, because we can all readily admit that for traditional america, the traditional notion of the American Dream shattered. We introduce you to people like yourselves, people with real world pressures in their daily lives. For purposes of our year long conversation, we identified americas middle class with incomes ranging from 10 120,000 a year, but more than money, its about aspiration. Being involved in the middle class meaning secure if your job, owning a home, access to good healthcast and education. Time off for vacations and the ability to live comfortably. Youll need something for tonight, even the basics are hard to achieve. Vacations would be a luxury. Unemployment has dropped but wages are still an issue for american workers. The median met worth for am
I feel like its never going to get better. This is a special edition of real money. A year ago, i committed to an indepth exploration of the conditions and challenges facing americas middle class. We called it rebuilding the dream, because we can all readily admit that for traditional america, the traditional notion of the American Dream shattered. We introduce you to people like yourselves, people with real world pressures in their daily lives. For purposes of our year long conversation, we identified americas middle class with incomes ranging from 10 120,000 a year, but more than money, its about aspiration. Being involved in the middle class meaning secure if your job, owning a home, access to good healthcast and education. Time off for vacations and the ability to live comfortably. Youll need something for tonight, even the basics are hard to achieve. Vacations would be a luxury. Unemployment has dropped but wages are still an issue for american workers. The median met worth for am