Inequality is an issue we all face every day, from income disparities to gender discrimination. In this first lecture in the Institute for New Economic Thinking’s “Inequality 101” series, Arjun Jayadev explains the vital importance of understanding inequality in today’s world.
Finance
Richard Wilkinson – Health and Inequalities
Inequality creates the social and political divisions that isolate us from each other.
Austerity
Mark Blyth – Why Do People Continue To Believe Stupid Economic Ideas
Informative as well as entertaining
Economics
Yanis Varoufakis – Discussing Seattle’s Amazon Head Tax
Yanis Varoufakis’s take on why Amazon and other companies in Seattle are refusing to pay a “head tax” on their employees to finance housing for the poor and the consequences of such policies. Listen here
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