PBS News Hour Capitol Hill correspondent Lisa Desjardins hosted a conversation May 1 with former Labor Secretary Robert Reich about the country's wealth disparities.
Reich, the co-founder of Inequality Media, described what he sees as a failure of older generations to leave sustainable, equitable opportunities for future generations. As wealth has increased, Reich said, inequality has also increased.
Watch the conversation in the player above.
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