This past week Aspen Institute Radio featured conversations from the Aspen Institute Summit on Inequality and Opportunity held last month in Washington, DC. This episode includes talks on the causes and consequences of economic inequality, using poetry as a tool for radical empathy, and remarks on economic inequality by Vice President Joe Biden.
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Inequality: Causes and Consequences
Darren Walker, president of the Ford Foundation, Heather Boushey, executive director of the Washington Center for Equitable Growth, and Gwen Ifill, co-anchor and managing editor of “PBS NewsHour,” discuss potential solutions to systematic inequality.
Poetry as an Exercise in Radical Empathy
Clint Smith is a high school educator, a Harvard University PhD candidate, and a slam poet. In a series of spoken-word performances, Smith highlights inequality in American society, touching upon subjects such as black parenting and violence against young people of color.
Right, Left, Forward, Cross: Partisan Solutions for Inequality
Former White House speechwriter and Aspen Institute Citizenship and American Identity Program Director Eric Liu, along with New York Times contributor and American Enterprise Institute President Arthur Brooks shares his thoughts on how government bodies can facilitate equality for all constituents.
Vice President Joe Biden: Inequality & Opportunity Closing Remarks
Vice President Joe Biden addresses inequality and opportunity in the US, including why diversity is one of the country’s greatest strengths, and how to hold onto the American Dream in the 21
