Tonight, more than 10,000 MoveOn members will gather virtually for the online launch of a landmark conversation between Senator Elizabeth Warren and economist Thomas Piketty about the challenge of economic inequality in America. Sen. Warren and Dr. Piketty each have a book on the current New York Times bestseller list: Warren’s A Fighting Chance and Piketty’s Capital in the Twenty-First Century.
Here’s a video of Sen. Warren and Dr. Piketty giving a special shoutout to MoveOn members who’ll be tuning in tonight:
The conversation being launched online this evening was recorded in Boston’s historic Old South Meeting House and moderated by Ryan Grim (@RyanGrim) of The Huffington Post. The dialogue will be broadcast in its entirety tonight, courtesy of HuffPost Live and in partnership with the Patriotic Millionaires for Fiscal Strength.
To tune in tonight, June 2, at 8:30 p.m. ET (7:30 CT/6:30 MT/5:30 PT), please visit this webpage:
If you’re on Twitter, follow @MoveOn and join the conversation using the hashtags #WarrenPiketty and #inequality. After the screening of the joint interview, MoveOn members will have an opportunity to hear a special message from Sen. Warren and Anna Galland, Executive Director of MoveOn.org Civic Action. See you online tonight!
Land is Sacred: Stand With the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe
by Wopanaak Language Reclamation Project
The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe, the very tribe that welcomed the Pilgrims in the 1600s, is at risk of losing what is left of their homelands due to a determination made by the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
Healthcare workers have shown their commitment to patients and the public. We need the same level of commitment from the Trump Administration and we need it now.