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She used to be editor of an architecture magazine.

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To the Point.

Is America losing its middle class?

Hello again, I'm Arminolny, and this is To the Point from Public Radio International,

a daily look at the issues Americans care about most.

There's good news today. The U.S. economy grew 5% in the summer quarter, but bad news continues that growth is not trickling down to everyone. The gap between the halves and have-nots is now the biggest on record, and it's not likely to get much smaller anytime soon. Opportunities are not what they were before the recession, let alone before high-paying manufacturing jobs went overseas.

We'll hear about the under-employment of educated people, the bleak outlook for millennials, and the

financial plight of minorities. Today's talking point, could beef be good after all for both you

and the planet? First, here's the news.

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Hello again, I'm on you back with To The Point.

Cattle have developed a bad reputation as contributors to both poor nutrition and climate change.

We'll talk with a vegetarian cattle rancher whose book on

sustainable meat production has won praise even from the food guru Michael Pollan. That's later

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