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Step into the mind, heart, and classroom of a teacher who will change how you see the world, and yourself in it. A deeply nuanced and personal portrait of master educator and former U.S. Secretary of Labor Robert Reich teaching his final course and reflecting on a period of immense transformation, personally and globally.
Robert Reich, the former U.S. Secretary of Labor, might be famous for his public service, best-selling books, and viral social media posts, but he always considered teaching his true calling. Drawing on his lifetime in politics, he uses his class, “Wealth and Poverty,” to offer us all a deeper look at why inequalities of income and wealth have widened significantly since the late 1970s, and why this poses dangerous risks to our society. Now, after more than 40 years and an extraordinary 40,000 students, Reich is preparing for his last class—confronting the impending finality, and his own aging, with increasing candor, introspection, and, ultimately, emotion. One thousand students fill the biggest lecture hall on the UC Berkeley campus, the last class to receive Reich’s wisdom and exhortations not to accept that the world has to stay the way it is. His belief in the next generation’s ability to take on the fight is inspiring. [71 min; documentary; English]
"While this film details Reich’s final moments in a classroom, there is no question that Robert Reich will remain an educator for many through the legacy he has left behind." — Alise Chaffins, Loud and Clear Reviews
"Heartfelt, thought-provoking and honest." — Avi Offer, NYC Movie Guru
"All in all, it’s heartening to hear a major figure in American political history talking about the future as if it might actually happen." — Matt Zoller Seitz
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