Tavis Smiley: My Conversation With Joseph Stiglitz on the Failure of Trickle-Down Economics

Last night, I was joined by Columbia University professor and Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz, one of the nation's most outspoken advocates on the critical issue of income inequality.
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Last night, I was joined by Columbia University professor and Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz, one of the nation's most outspoken advocates on the critical issue of income inequality. Also a bestselling author, Professor Stiglitz examines America's growing economic gap in his new book, The Great Divide: Unequal Societies and What We Can Do About Them.

In the clip below, he explains how government economic policy since 1980 has failed.

For more of our conversation, go to our website: pbs.org/tavis. Be sure to tune in to Tavis Smiley tonight on PBS. Check your local TV listings.

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