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Class Warfare Goes to the Movies

Americans are supposed to be equal under the law, but the recession renewed awareness of economic inequality. We look at how that's revealed in this summer’s films.

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By Warren Olney • Jul 4, 2013 • 51m Listen

Americans are supposed to be equal under the law, but the Great Recession renewed awareness of economic inequality. On this Fourth of July, we talk about how that's revealed in some of the films available for this summer's viewing. Also, the first reform of the US tax code in 30 years will start with a "blank slate," and back to reality when the White House and the Capitol were really burned down.

Banner image: Jason Clarke as George Wilson, Tobey Maguire as Nick Carraway and Joel Edgerton as Tom Buchanan in Warner Bros' The Great Gatsby

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    Warren Olney

    former KCRW broadcaster

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