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AC Democratic Women to hear about income inequality Monday

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Millicent Taylor, an adjunct professor at Pellissippi State Community College, will discuss income inequality as the guest speaker at the Monday, January 25, meeting of the Anderson County Democratic Women’s Club.

Taylor’s topic will be “How Low Interest Rates During the Pandemic Have Worsened US Income Inequality.” The meeting will be hosted on Zoom at 7 p.m.

Taylor has served as an international economist for the Central Intelligence Agency. She received a bachelor of arts degree in economics at Vanderbilt University, and a master’s degree and PhD in economics at the University of Tennessee. [Read more…]

Free screening of ‘Inequality for All’ to honor International Women’s Day

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Robert Reich

Robert Reich

Local organizations are offering a free March 7 screening of “Inequality for All,” a documentary that features former U. S. Secretary of Labor Robert Reich, in honor of International Women’s Day 2014.

Reich’s award-winning documentary focuses on the widening income gap in America, a press release said.

The screening is scheduled from 1 to 4 p.m., Friday, March 7, in the City Room (A-111) of Roane State Community College at 702 Briarcliff Ave. It’s sponsored by Women’s Interfaith Dialogue, the League of Women Voters, Altrusa International, and the Sisterhood of the Jewish Congregation, all of Oak Ridge.

The release said Reich uses humor and a wide array of facts to explain how income inequality and the shrinking middle class affect everyone and have implications for the future of democracy, the economy, and the nation. The film premiered at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival, winning the Special Jury Prize. It was recently released in theaters nationwide and has now been made available for educational screenings. [Read more…]