Aftershock: The Next Economy and America’s Future with Robert Reich
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Robert Reich has served in four national administrations including those of Presidents Ford, Carter, Clinton, and Obama. He addresses why income and wealth have become so concentrated at the top --more concentrated than at any time since 1928 - and the consequences of such concentration, both for the economy and for politics. Then addresses what, if anything, can or should be done about it. Series: "UC Berkeley Graduate Lectures" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 21029]
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