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Chuck Collins

In a society where income inequality was already rampant, the pandemic has made matters even worse. Author Chuck Collins will discuss his new book, The Wealth Hoarders: How Billionaires Spend Millions to Hide Trillions, with Norm Stockwell, publisher of The Progressive magazine. Collins interviews members of the moneyed class and shows how those with wealth and power fix things so the status quo continues. The "haves" continue to have, while the have-nots languish. Collins also recommends policies that democratic nations can implement to end this unjust system. Collins is the director of the Program on Inequality and the Common Good at the Institute for Policy Studies. Supporters of The Progressive can receive an autographed copy of the book for a donation of $50 or more. The livestream will be on the magazine's YouTube channel or Facebook.

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Following the conversation, Collins will take questions from the audience. To read recent op-ed by Chuck Collins on the website of The Progressive, click here.

In The Wealth Hoarders, inequality expert Chuck Collins, who himself inherited a fortune, interviews the leading players and gives a unique insider account of how this industry is doing everything it can to create and entrench hereditary dynasties of wealth and power. He exposes the inner workings of these “agents of inequality”, showing how they deploy anonymous shell companies, family offices, offshore accounts, opaque trusts, and sham transactions to ensure the world’s richest pay next to no tax. He ends by outlining a robust set of policies that democratic nations can implement to shut down the Wealth Defence Industry for good. This shocking exposé of the insidious machinery of inequality is essential reading for anyone wanting the inside story of our age of plutocratic plunder and stashed cash.

Chuck Collins is the director of the Program on Inequality and the Common Good at the Institute for Policy Studies, where he co-edits Inequality.org. He is author of the popular book, Born on Third Base: A One Percenter Makes the Case for Tackling Inequality, Bringing Wealth Home, and Committing to the Common Good (Chelsea Green). His most recent book, Is Inequality in America Irreversible? is published by the Oxford, UK-based Polity Press. His forthcoming book, The Wealth Hoarders: How Billionaires Spend Millions to Hide Trillions (Polity) will be published in April 2021.

Supporters of The Progressive can receive an autographed copy of the book for a donation of $50 or more.