Wealth Inequality Courses and Certifications

The Aspen Institute

Toxic Inequality - How America's Racial Wealth Gap Threatens Our Future

Explore the racial wealth gap in America, its impact on society, and potential solutions with experts in finance, policy, and social justice. Gain insights on addressing inequality.

• YouTube
• 42 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

The Aspen Institute

How Will We Create More Wealth for Everyone? - Addressing Wealth Inequality in America

Explore strategies to address wealth inequality in the US, examining solutions like universal basic income and baby bonds to create a more equitable and prosperous future for all.

• YouTube
• 45 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

The Aspen Institute

Reckoning with Women's Wealth Inequality - Addressing Gender Disparities in Financial Security

Explore strategies to address women's wealth inequality with insights from national leaders on discrimination, systemic barriers, and actionable solutions for closing the gender wealth gap.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 25 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

The Aspen Institute

ESOPs, Job Quality, and Wealth Inequality - The Potential of Employee Stock Ownership Plans

Explore the potential of Employee Stock Ownership Plans to address economic inequality, improve job quality, and build worker wealth. Learn about opportunities and challenges in expanding ESOPs.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 15 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Finding Your Purpose in a World of Financial Capitalism - Lecture 23

Explore finance's moral aspects, endurance of contracts, and democratization. Gain insights on wealth inequality, career advice, and finding purpose in the financial world.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 16 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Plutocrats with Pitchforks - Understanding American Right-Wing Populism

Explore right-wing populism in the US, focusing on government actions and their impact. Analyze the unique aspects of American populism and its relationship with plutocratic interests.

• YouTube
• 53 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

The State of the Nation's Housing 2015 - Key Findings and Trends

Comprehensive analysis of U.S. housing market trends, challenges, and opportunities, featuring expert insights on homeownership, rental markets, affordability, and demographic shifts affecting the industry.

• YouTube
• 1 hour
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Tasting History with Max Miller

Feeding the Robber Barons of the Gilded Age

Discover how America's wealthiest industrialists dined during the Gilded Age through historical recipes and culinary extravagance of the era.

• YouTube
• 23 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

World Economic Forum

The Cost of Inequality

Experts discuss economic inequality, its impact on society, and potential solutions through policy changes and technological innovations at the World Economic Forum in Davos.

• YouTube
• 1 hour
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

TED

You Don't Have to Leave Your Neighborhood to Live in a Better One

Urban revitalizer Majora Carter presents a restorative economic approach to retain talent and build resilient communities in low-status neighborhoods, challenging the notion that success means leaving town.

• YouTube
• 17 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

TED

How the Old Are Stealing from the Young - Scott Galloway's Viral TED Talk Part 2

Scott Galloway explores intergenerational economic disparities, discussing housing costs, social media's impact on mental health, and government spending. He proposes bold solutions to address challenges facing young people.

• YouTube
• 36 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

TED

Tax the Rich - and Save the Planet

Discover how taxing billionaires fairly can fund climate solutions and save millions of lives in the poorest countries, backed by Nobel Prize-winning economist's data-driven analysis.

• YouTube
• 11 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

The Aspen Institute

The Whiteness of Wealth - How the Tax System Impoverishes Black Americans and How We Can Fix It

Exploring how the U.S. tax system perpetuates racial wealth disparities and proposing solutions to create a more equitable financial landscape for Black Americans.

• YouTube
• 59 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

World Economic Forum

Tackling the Inequality Virus

Experts discuss Oxfam's report on COVID-19's impact on global inequality, exploring wealth, racial, and gender disparities, and proposing actions to address these pressing issues.

• YouTube
• 24 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Hackaday

The Pros and Cons of Tech - Can We Design Tech that Serves Humanity?

Exploring technology's impact on society, Mitch Altman discusses its benefits and drawbacks, challenging us to create innovations that truly enhance human well-being and address global issues.

• YouTube
• 39 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video