Runaway Inequality: How Financialization Is Undermining the American Dream
Channel: Runaway Inequality SENC
Date: 2018-02-12

On September 19th and 20th, author and labor activist Les Leopold was in Wilmington, North Carolina to discuss his latest book, Runaway Inequality: An Activist’s Guide to Economic Justice. The book connects growing economic inequality to some of the most pressing social issues of the day – from mass incarceration to environmental degradation to lack of access to affordable healthcare – making the case that runaway inequality is the ultimate culprit in the demise of the American dream. 

Part 1: What Is Runaway Inequality?  0:11
Part 2: What Is the Cause of Runaway Inequality? 5:14
Part 3: What Is the Impact of Runaway Inequality on Society? 15:10
Part 4: What Can We Do About Runaway Inequality? 21:43

In addition to being co-founder and executive director of The Labor Institute, Leopold is an author of four books and numerous articles for outlets such as The Huffington Post, Truthout, Alternet, In These Times, and Common Dreams. 

To learn more, visit: https://runawayinequality.org/