In his Wealth and Poverty class at U.C.- Berkeley, former Labor Secretary Robert Reich discusses the grave economic and social consequences that may result if the gulf between rich and poor continues to widen.
Release Date: September 27th, 2013
DVD Release Date: January 7th, 2014
PG |1 hr 26 min
Plot SummaryIn his Wealth and Poverty class at U.C.- Berkeley, former Labor Secretary Robert Reich discusses the grave economic and social consequences that may result if the gulf between rich and poor continues to widen.
Cast: Candice Bergen, Mary Tyler Moore, Dolly Parton, Jon Stewart, Lily Tomlin, Conan O'Brien
Director: Jacob Kornbluth
Genres: Documentary
Reich has a good sense of humor, as is virtually required of an adult who's less than 5 feet tall — he has Fairbanks disease, the same condition that accounts for Danny DeVito's stature — so he's pretty much guaranteed a laugh when he hops to his feet and asks if he looks like an advocate of "big government." show more
Jacob Kornbluth's lively documentary is both a polemic and a teaching tool. show more
Policy wonk Robert Reich’s analysis of today’s parallels to the Great Depression is both statistics-driven and impassioned. show more
