Wealth & Poverty w/ Robert Reich: Political Power & Wealth

Join the library to explore why inequalities of income and wealth have widened significantly over time. This class is taught by Robert Reich--whose UC Berkeley college course on Wealth and Poverty offers insights into the political and public-policy debates that have arisen in light of this inequality, as well as possible means of reversing it. This community gathering is a collaboration between the Sparta Free Library and the Blue Stockings Book Club. Together, we will view course videos and hold brief discussions immediately following.

This week brings us to one of the core problems of widening inequality--the inevitability that concentrated income and wealth at the top comes with political power. We'll be addressing these questions: How does economic power translate into political power? How does political power generate more economic power? How much of the phenomenon of widening inequality is due to this vicious cycle? Also: what's the difference between "pre-distribution" and "redistribution" of income and wealth? In what ways are income and wealth now pre-distributed upward?

You may also like the following events from Sparta Free Library:

• This Wednesday, 8th October, 03:30 pm, Teen Time in Sparta
• This Thursday, 9th October, 09:30 am, Fall Storytime in Sparta
• This Thursday, 9th October, 06:00 pm, Cover to Cover Book Club: 'The Light Pirate' in Sparta

Also check out other Workshops in Sparta.