Poster for the movie Inequality for All

Inequality for All

2013 • 88 minutes
Documentary

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.

Picture of Robert Reich

Robert Reich

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Picture of Dolly Parton

Dolly Parton

Doralee Rhodes (archive footage)

Picture of Tyne Daly

Tyne Daly

Mary Beth Lacey (archive footage)

Picture of Lily Tomlin

Lily Tomlin

Violet Newstead (archive footage)

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Mary Tyler Moore

Mary Richards (archive footage)

Picture of Candice Bergen

Candice Bergen

Murphy Brown (archive footage)

Picture of Jon Stewart

Jon Stewart

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Picture of Sharon Gless

Sharon Gless

Christine Cagney (archive footage)

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Conan O'Brien

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Picture of Barack Obama

Barack Obama

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Picture of Hillary Clinton

Hillary Clinton

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Picture of Bill Clinton

Bill Clinton

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Picture of George H. W. Bush

George H. W. Bush

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Picture of George W. Bush

George W. Bush

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Alan K. Simpson

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