Tuesday, April 26, 2022 | 6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. (PST)

This class will be hosted on ZOOM

Join the LA Law Library book discussion group via Zoom as we continue to explore income inequality in America. The former U.S. Secretary of Labor, Robert Reich, argues in The System: Who Rigged It, How We Fix It that America’s political and economic system has “become tilted ever more in the direction of moneyed interests that have exerted disproportionate influence over it, while average workers have steadily lost bargaining leverage.” He urges thinking not in terms of left vs. right or Democrat vs. Republican, but instead the battle is Oligarchy vs. Democracy.  He offers a solution of a multiethnic, multiracial coalition recommitted to the work of citizenship and a more equitable reallocation of power. Do you agree with Reich’s critique of the system? Is his solution realistic or feasible? Read the book and share your thoughts!

About the Author:

• Chancellor’s Professor of Public Policy at U.C. Berkeley Goldman School of Public Policy
• S. Secretary of Labor in Clinton administration and also served in administrations of Presidents Ford, Carter and Obama
• Author of 18 books
• Founding editor of The American Prospect magazine and founder of Inequality Media, a nonprofit digital media company featuring topics relating to inequality and power

Presented by: Katie O’Laughlin, Managing Librarian Reference & Research

Registration fee: FREE.  This discussion will be hosted via Zoom. Zoom information will be emailed to registrants prior to discussion.

LA Law Library does not provide legal advice:

LA Law Library does not provide legal advice.  LA Law Library provides legal resources and assistance with legal research as an educational service.  The information presented in this program is not legal advice and is provided solely as an educational service to our patrons.  For legal advice, you should consult an attorney.