99% v 1%: the data behind the Occupy movement

It has been the rallying cry of the Occupy movement for the past two months - but is the US really split 99% v 1%? As poverty and inequality reach record levels, how much richer have the rich got? This animation explains what the key data says about the state of America today

• Explore the data behind this animation and read the script
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by Mariana Santos and Simon Rogers taken from http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/datablog/video/2011/nov/16/99-v-1-occupy-data-animation