# Prof. Nouriel Roubini discusses the role of income inequality in the Baltimore riots

1 Faculty News April 29, 2015 ![CNNMoney logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/con_030743.jpg?itok=5lrpsukl)>

Excerpt from [CNNMoney](http://money.cnn.com/2015/04/29/news/economy/roubini-baltimore-riots-inequality/) -- "'The solution can't just be to send more police in the streets or the National Guard. People are desperate. We have to deal with this issue of poverty, of unemployment and economic opportunities,' the New York University economist known as 'Dr. Doom' said."

[Read more](http://money.cnn.com/2015/04/29/news/economy/roubini-baltimore-riots-inequality/)

Additional coverage appeared on [MSN](http://www.msn.com/en-us/money/watch/dr-doom-nouriel-roubini-rioting-is-a-symptom-of-economic-inequality/vi-BBiWdfE).