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We talk with Juan Carlos Ordonez, Communications Director with Oregon Center for Public Policy, about the growing income and wealth gaps between the top 1 and 1/10th percent and the rest of us. As a result of policy decisions in the halls of Congress and our state legislatures, the gap has been growing for the past 40 years. The decline of unions and disinvestment are also major factors. The recent Trump tax ''reform'' makes it even worse.

"New Jersey’s Money Bail Overhaul: A Success Story" (5.5 minutes)

A success story – New Jersey’s historic money bail reform! New Jersey’s new pretrial justice system provides hope and best practices for states working to end mass incarceration.

On January 1, 2017, New Jersey essentially ended its money bail system. The state’s pretrial incarceration rate has since dropped nearly 20%.

"How to Ignite Social Change" (16 minutes)

Robert Reich invites you to join his class on wealth and inequality in America.

The topic for the first lecture is the three elements of social change.

"Understand Your Split Brain" (22.5 minutes)

In his second class in this series, Robert Reich examines the competing values that inform Americans' views of the economy.

"Mental Health Experts on Donald Trump" (14 minutes)

Leading mental health experts speak out on the world’s most dangerous man.

Donald Trump has incited his followers to violence, brags about his sexual assaults, and is unable to respond calmly to any criticism.

We need a nonpartisan expert panel to assess Trump’s mental fitness.

"The Laura Flanders Show" (26.5 minutes)

"Saving the Heart and Soul of Our Democracy: Why America needs a Poor People’s Campaign and a National Moral Revival" (1 hour, 56 minutes)

This entire episode of Media Edge will include our recording of a spellbinding presentation by Rev. Dr. William J. Barber in Sacramento on November 3, 2017 at the St. Mark's United Methodist Church.

"Trump's 20 Worst Broken Promises" (9 minutes)

Robert Reich explains Trump broken promises to his voters.

"The Muslim Ban -- One Year Later" (3.5 minutes)

It's been a year since Trump enacted his misguided and discriminatory Muslim Ban. It was wrong then and it's wrong now.