Podcast 160: The Rich and the Rest of Us




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Summary: Today on the Consumerism Commentary Podcast, Jay Frosting and Luke Landes talk with Tavis Smiley, host of Tavis Smiley on PBS. With Dr. Cornel West, Tavis Smiley is the co-author of The Rich and the Rest of Us: A Poverty Manifesto. The interview in today’s podcast was scheduled to include Cornel West as well, but a court appearance prevented him from participating. They discuss the causes and possible solutions of the growing problem of poverty in America, which Tavis says is a threat to democracy itself. Read this Consumerism Commentary article for more discussion about poverty with Tavis Smiley. Consumerism Commentary Podcast The Rich and the Rest of Us: S07E04 / 160 jQuery(document).ready(function($) { $('#wp_mep_11').mediaelementplayer({ m:1 ,features: ['playpause','current','progress','duration','volume','tracks','fullscreen'] ,audioWidth:400,audioHeight:30 }); }); Download – RSS – iTunes Table of contents [00:00] Introduction from Jay Frosting [00:33] Interview with Tavis Smiley – [01:08] How many Americans are affected by poverty – [04:03] Who poverty affects and why – [06:55] The social safety net and austerity – [10:26] The role of education – [13:58] How to fix poverty [18:33] End We always welcome feedback from listeners. If you have any comments for this episode or for any other, or if you have suggestions for future episodes, please leave us comments here or email us at podcast at this domain name. Theme music by Mindcube. Podcast 160: The Rich and the Rest of Us is a post from Consumerism Commentary. New to Consumerism Commentary? Start here.