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How Economic Inequality Harms Societies - Richard Wilkinson

2011

We feel instinctively that societies with huge income gaps are somehow going wrong. Richard Wilkinson charts the hard data on economic inequality, and shows what gets worse when rich and poor are too far apart: real effects on health, lifespan, even such basic values as trust.

16:55 min

25:46

Why Billionaires Won’t Save Us - Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj - Netflix

The wealthiest Americans are often celebrated for their prolific giving, but is it altruism or is it all just hype? Hasan dissects how the ultra-rich use philanthropy to get richer, distract from the injustices on which they built their fortunes, and dictate politics and policy.

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2019
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08:34

Anand Giridharadas: “Winners Take All” and the Paradox of Elite Philanthropy - The Daily Show

Anand Giridharadas discusses his book “Winners Take All,” which explains how the super wealthy take advantage of U.S. financial policies while also looking philanthropic.

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2019
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31:50

Anand Giridharadas on ‘Winners Take All’ and the Charade of Elite Philanthropy - VPRO Documentary

Writer Anand Giridharadas describes in his book “Winners Take All: The Elite Charade of Changing the World” why the rich do not pay taxes, but with their philanthropy determine the course of the world (and thereby undermine our democracy).

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2020
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Poverty and Economic Inequality