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By Tracy Moore
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Engaging economics docu encourages equality, activism.
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Inequality for All
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What's the Story?
Former Clinton Administration Labor Secretary Robert Reich uses facts, figures, charts, graphs, and plain old charisma to preach the value of equality and the importance of activism and details a truly staggering, untold disparity in the distribution of wealth in this country.
Is It Any Good?
INEQUALITY FOR ALL does what most documentaries about economic issues can't do: It keeps your attention. This is in large part because Reich is such a charismatic and funny speaker, so compassionate and truly committed to raising awareness that it's hard not to engage with his simple, streamlined documentary.
Though it introduces complex subjects, it does so in a way that the average person can understand, and the chart- and graph-heavy format is meant to inform people and activate them into becoming smart, compassionate thinkers. Younger kids are unlikely to understand a lot of the material presented here, but kids old enough to be studying government, politics, or economics will find an easy-to-grasp primer on the situation, with a number of real-life examples of how everyday people struggle to make ends meet, with declining salaries against rising costs and inflation in a world where the top 400 people in the country have more wealth than half of the population. Truly staggering disparities are presented in rapid succession, but it's not too overwhelming, and can guide activist-leaning kids toward a better understanding of the new normal.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about income inequality. What can everyday people do to help fight it?
What is the minimum wage where you live? Do you think it's enough to live on? How can you help fight to raise it?
Do you think people can help change inequality? Or are we stuck with it in some form or another? Why?
Movie Details
- In theaters : September 27, 2013
- On DVD or streaming : January 7, 2014
- Cast : Robert Reich
- Director : Jacob Kornbluth
- Studio : Radius TWC
- Genre : Documentary
- Topics : Activism , History
- Character Strengths : Compassion , Empathy , Gratitude
- Run time : 90 minutes
- MPAA rating :
- MPAA explanation : Rated PG for thematic elements, some violence, language and smoking images.
- Last updated : October 1, 2025
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