About this episode
The episode discusses the concentration of wealth and its impact on democracy, featuring economist Mordecai Kurz.
We are living in a time when extreme wealth is held in the hands of very few. These modern-day robber barons are using their riches to break democracy and create a system that saps income from the general population to add to their own treasure — making the poor poorer and the rich richer. Stanford economist Mordecai Kurz explains "Private Power and Democracy’s Decline."
People in this episode
Host: David Martin Davies
Guest: Mordecai Kurz
Topics covered
- wealth inequality
- democracy
- economic power
- Gilded Age
- robber barons
Keywords
- wealth
- democracy
- income inequality
- economic decline
- Gilded Age
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Stanford
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