Inequality for All

Based on Reich's 2010 book Aftershock: The Next Economy and America's Future, the film examines widening income inequality in the United States. U.S. Labor Secretary Robert Reich tries to raise awareness of the country's widening economic gap. He publicly argued about the issue for decades, and producing a film of his viewpoints was a "final frontier" for him. In addition to being a social issue documentary, Inequality for All is also partially a biopic regarding Reich's early life and his time as Secretary of Labor under Bill Clinton's presidency. Warren Buffett and Nick Hanauer, two entrepreneurs and investors in the top 1%, are interviewed in the film, supporting Reich's belief in an economy that benefits all citizens, including those of the middle and lower classes.

Cast

Robert Reich

Robert Reich

as Self

Dolly Parton

Dolly Parton

as Doralee Rhodes (archive footage)

Tyne Daly

Tyne Daly

as Mary Beth Lacey (archive footage)

Lily Tomlin

Lily Tomlin

as Violet Newstead (archive footage)

Mary Tyler Moore

Mary Tyler Moore

as Mary Richards (archive footage)

Candice Bergen

Candice Bergen

as Murphy Brown (archive footage)

Jon Stewart

Jon Stewart

as Self (archive footage)

Sharon Gless

Sharon Gless

as Christine Cagney (archive footage)

Conan O'Brien

Conan O'Brien

as Self (archive footage)

Barack Obama

Barack Obama

as Self (archive footage)

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