TED Talks
TED: How to reduce the wealth gap between Black and white Americans | Kedra Newsom Reeves
The racial wealth gap in the United States is shocking: white families have a median wealth nearly 10 times greater than that of Black families. How did we get here, and how can we stop the gap from growing? Wealth equity strategist...
Curated Video
US wealth gap expands as consumer debt and delinquencies reach record highs
The wealth gap in the U.S. is widening as high earners drive spending growth while middle-class Americans struggle. Credit card delinquencies have hit their highest level since 2011, and consumer debt has reached a five-year peak. With...
Wonderscape
The Case for Reparations: Addressing Historical Injustices for Black Americans
Explore the long-standing debate on reparations for the descendants of enslaved Black people in the United States. Learn about historical examples, such as payments to Japanese Americans and Holocaust survivors, and modern efforts like...
Wonderscape
Racial Inequality in America: A Historical and Present-Day Analysis
This video examines the history and current state of racial inequality in the U.S., focusing on the experiences of Black Americans. It covers the impact of historic practices like slavery, Jim Crow laws, and redlining on wealth,...
Financial Times
Inheritance tax: a contentious levy ripe for reform?
Whether you believe inheritance tax helps fight inequality or is an unfair additional tax on the wealthy, it accounts for just 0.5 per cent of total tax revenues across the countries that levy it. But as the FT’s Stefan Wagstyl reports,...
TLDR News
The UK's Income Inequality Crisis Explained
The UK has a rate of income inequality higher than most other nations. How much of an issue is the inequality, what is driving it and is it actually getting worse?
Mediacorp
Exploring Poverty in Singapore
This video focuses on government handouts and there attempts to bridge the ever widening class gap. Furthermore, it questions whether it is structural or social factors which best explain the class disparity. Regardless of Class part 7/8
Institute for New Economic Thinking
‘Stratification’ Theory Tackles the Racial Blindspots of Orthodox Economics
Economist Darrick Hamilton and Institute President Rob Johnson discuss “stratification economics”, which addresses the failure of orthodox economics to see, explain and point to remedies for persistent racial inequality.
Mediacorp
Examining Wealth Disparity and Social Integration in Singapore
This video focuses on whether it is possible to break down preconceived ideas and stereotypes and live in an integrated class society. Regardless of Class part 4/8
Financial Times
Crunched: is the inequality gap really widening?
FT data journalists Federica Cocco and John Burn-Murdoch take a look at the numbers behind the wealth gap amid growing concern that inequality is worsening
Mediacorp
Breaking Down the Class Divide in Singapore
This video looks at the growing class divide in Singapore and begins to investigate what life is like at the bottom of the class ladder. Regardless of Class part 1/8
Mediacorp
Decoding Social Class: A Social Experiment on Stereotypes and Perception
This video features a social experiment that explores how people determine someone's social class. Through a series of questions about lifestyle choices, habits, and preferences, they try to decipher the social class of strangers....
Economics Explained
The Growing Generational Wealth Gap
It’s the hope of almost every generation in history that their children and grandchildren will go on to live wealthier more prosperous lives than their own. People put countless hours of thought and planning into things like their...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Steven S. Rogers - A Letter to My White Friends and Colleagues
Steven Rogers retired from Harvard Business School (HBS) in 2019 where he was the “MBA Class of 1957 Senior Lecturer” in General Management. He taught Entrepreneurial Finance and a new course that he created, titled “Black Business...
Mediacorp
Empowering Marginalized Women: Creating a Ground-Up Difference
This video highlights the inspiring story of a young woman who overcame adversity and found her passion in making coffee. It also introduces a woman who started a business to empower marginalized women with employable skills. The video...
Mediacorp
Students from Different Educational Tracks Share Their Experiences
In this video, a teacher reflects on their experiences visiting different schools and organizing a face-to-face discussion among students from different educational tracks. The students share their expectations from their parents and the...
After Skool
End of the American Dream: Wealth Inequality Explained in 2-Minutes
This video is NOT suggesting that we punish those who have worked hard to achieve success. It is trying to point out a major flaw in the system. If an entire student body fails a class, then something must be wrong. The teacher isn't...
Mediacorp
Decoding Social Class
This video focuses on how one determines their social class, what makes a class marker, labels and stereotypes and how they are formed. Regardless of Class part 3/8
Mediacorp
Class Bias and Social Mobility in Education
This video focuses on education and whether or not it is a limitation or a catalyst for social mobility. Regardless of Class part 6/8
Curated Video
South Korea inequality: Youth fed up with wealth gap
A recent study shows many South Koreans in their 20s no longer believe hard work alone is a guarantee of success.
Curated Video
Wealth Gap In India
The top 1% population of India owns 42.5% wealth of total wealth. While the top 10% owns 74.3% according to a report by oxfam India 2020. The bottom 50% population of owns 2.8% of the total wealth.
Curated Video
Top CEOs raked in average worker’s salary before noon Tuesday
By mid-morning on Tuesday, Canada's highest-paid CEOs had made more than the average Canadian makes in an entire year, according to a new report. Experts say the ever-widening pay gap raises questions about who really benefits when...
Curated Video
Housing prices worsening Canada’s wealth gap
The supply of homes in Canada is dropping as prices go through the roof and many new buyers are getting significant financial support from their parents. Experts say this is making the wealth gap worse and more needs to be done to...
Curated Video
Pandemic Worsening Racial Wealth Gap, Says University of Chicago Professor
As the coronavirus pandemic continues to hit Americans' wallets, it's also exposing the longstanding wealth gap between minority communities and White Americans, according to Damon Jones, professor at the University of Chicago.