From KCRW in Santa Monica and PRI, Public Radio International, this is To the Point.

Income inequality, economic anxiety, and the minimum wage.

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

a daily look at the issues Americans care about most.

Fast food workers are back on the streets in 100 cities today. Walmart saw strikes on Black Friday.

Yesterday, the president called for a hike in the minimum wage.

It's all about income inequality, a growing trend since before the Great Recession.

Instead of upward mobility into the middle class, many

newly created jobs don't give workers enough to live on, even when those jobs are full-time.

We'll look at realities in some American workplaces and at the politics of restoring the

American dream. Today's talking point, the top cop of two decades ago returns to New York City. First, here's the news.

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Hello again, Warren. I'll be back with To the Point. With holiday shopping underway, evidence of a frustrated workforce continues with fast food workers striking again today.

And President Obama has called for a federal

minimum wage hike from $7.25 to $10 an hour. With that help rectify income inequality,

what are its chances on Capitol Hill and around the country? Today's talking point,

former New York Police Commissioner William Bratton got his old job back today with a promise of

kinder, gentler policing.

First is news update. For two days, police in Mexico searched frantically for a stolen truck

loaded with the radioactive materials that could be used to manufacture so-called dirty bombs.

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