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DESCRIPTION: Income inequality has taken center stage in America's political debate. As the 2020 presidential election heats up, candidates on all sides of the political divide are tapping into feelings of economic anxiety fueled by a disappearing middle class and increased concentrations of wealth. Indeed, the continually rising gap between the rich and everyone else has fueled unrest across the globe and has shown itself to have a corrupting effect on democracy itself. Labor law, antitrust law, and tax law all offer potential avenues to help increase wages, grow the middle class, deconsolidate corporate power, and shrink the racial wealth gap. What policy proposals should be on the table? Would increasing antitrust enforcement help? Could a wealth tax be the answer togrowing inequality? What changes to labor law might help reduce income disparities? And perhaps most importantly, what constitutional potholes should advocates make sure to avoid as they go about this work?\nPanelists:\nLisa Cylar Barrett, Director of Policy, NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc.\nLina Khan, Academic Fellow, Columbia Law School and Counsel, U.S. House Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial and Administrative Law\nAnne Marie Lofaso, Arthur B. Hodges Professor of Law, West Virginia University College of Law\nGanesh Sitaraman, Chancellor Faculty Fellow and Professor of Law, Vanderbilt Law School\nDora Chen, Associate General Counsel, Service Employees International Union, Moderator\nLunch begins at noon and the program begins at 12:30pm.\nService Employees International Union\n800 Massachusetts Ave NW\nWashington, DC 20036\nThe American Constitution Society is a State Bar of California approved CLE provider. This event has been approved for 1.5 hours of California MCLE credit.\nAs the nation's leading progressive legal organization, ACS is committed to ensuring that all aspects of our events are accessible and enjoyable for all. If you require any accommodations, please contact us either at LCemails@acslaw.org or 202.734.7310.\n\nFor details, click here: https://getinvolved.acslaw.org/component/events/event/437
SUMMARY:Mind the Gap: How Law Can Address Income Inequality in America
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LOCATION: 1800 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington, DC, 20036
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