By the beginning of this century, inequality stood at record levels and free market ideology reigned supreme facing little pushback, including from the democratic party. But that's been changing over the past decade, since the financial crisis. In recent years, there's been a real Renaissance in progressive efforts to challenge inequality and re-imagine capitalism.
One key player in this work has been The Roosevelt Institute, a think tank based in New York city. Roosevelt is not one of the larger think tanks around, but it has been laser-focused on mounting a fierce challenge to neoliberalism and calling for a new set of rules to govern our economy. It has published a long line of reports and briefs making these arguments, and it's also played an important role behind the scenes trying to influence elected officials. Host David Callahan spoke with Felicia Wong, President and CEO of the Institute.
Inside Change is produced by David Callahan and Kayan Tara.
