
Robert Reich calls on the 99 percent to move "beyond outrage." (Peg Skorpinski photos)
On April 4, 2012, the UC Berkeley Labor Center brought academics, students and labor leaders together to talk about the causes and consequences of the widening economic inequality that sparked the Occupy Wall Street protests and similar Occupy movements around the country. Full videos of each of the presentations from the April 4th Economic Inequality Teach In are available at the links below.
CAUSES & CONSEQUENCES
Panelists:
Emmanuel Saez, UCB Economics 16:40
Sylvia Allegretto, UCB Center on Wage and Employment Dynamics 18:11
Paul Pierson, UCB Political Science 18:47
KEYNOTE: Robert Reich, UCB Goldman School of Public Policy 34:00
SOLUTIONS
Panelists:
Stephanie Luce, CUNY Murphy Institute 10:01
Art Pulaski, California Labor Federation 10:18
Cindy Chavez, Working Partnerships USA 9:07
Charlie Eaton, ReFund California 14:59
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