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Inequality for All

Inequality for All

20137.51h 28m

Overview

Based on Reich's 2010 book Aftershock: The Next Economy and America's Future, the film examines widening income inequality in the United States. U.S. Labor Secretary Robert Reich tries to raise awareness of the country's widening economic gap. He publicly argued about the issue for decades, and producing a film of his viewpoints was a "final frontier" for him. In addition to being a social issue documentary, Inequality for All is also partially a biopic regarding Reich's early life and his time as Secretary of Labor under Bill Clinton's presidency. Warren Buffett and Nick Hanauer, two entrepreneurs and investors in the top 1%, are interviewed in the film, supporting Reich's belief in an economy that benefits all citizens, including those of the middle and lower classes.

Directed by Jacob Kornbluth
Produced by Sebastian Dungan
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Top Cast

Robert Reich

Robert Reich

Self

Dolly Parton

Dolly Parton

Doralee Rhodes (archive footage)

Tyne Daly

Tyne Daly

Mary Beth Lacey (archive footage)

Lily Tomlin

Lily Tomlin

Violet Newstead (archive footage)

Mary Tyler Moore

Mary Tyler Moore

Mary Richards (archive footage)

Candice Bergen

Candice Bergen

Murphy Brown (archive footage)

Jon Stewart

Jon Stewart

Self (archive footage)

Sharon Gless

Sharon Gless

Christine Cagney (archive footage)

Conan O'Brien

Conan O'Brien

Self (archive footage)

Barack Obama

Barack Obama

Self (archive footage)

Themes & Keywords

upper classmiddle classeconomicsinequalitypoorwealth differences

About Inequality for All

Inequality for All is a documentary film released in 2013 exploring themes of upper class, middle class, economics, inequality, poor, wealth differences. Directed by Jacob Kornbluth, it stars Robert Reich, Dolly Parton, Tyne Daly. Based on Reich's 2010 book Aftershock: The Next Economy and America's Future, the film examines widening income inequality in the United States. U.S. Labor Secretary Robert Reich tries to raise awareness of the country's widening economic gap. He publicly argued about the issue for decades, and producing a film of his viewpoints was a "final frontier" for him. In addition to being a social issue documentary, Inequality for All is also partially a biopic regarding Reich's early life and his time as Secretary of Labor under Bill Clinton's presidency. Warren Buffett and Nick Hanauer, two entrepreneurs and investors in the top 1%, are interviewed in the film, supporting Reich's belief in an economy that benefits all citizens, including those of the middle and lower classes.

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