The incomes of most Americans have stagnated over the last 30 years while the incomes of the top 1 percent have shot up. In fact, almost all of the income growth since the recovery from the recession has gone to the top 1 percent.

Recovery from the recession has been slow because most Americans have not participated in the recovery, and policies have not been implemented that reverse this trend.

In a forum hosted by the National Affairs Committee and Fairfax County Democratic Committee, participants will examine causes of growing income inequality; illuminate the ever-widening drag on national economic growth and the social, financial, political costs; and propose policy corrections. The event was streamed live.

Participants include:

• CEPR Co-Director Dean Baker;
• Hedrick Smith, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of “Who Stole the American Dream?”;
• Thea Lee, deputy chief of staff, AFL-CIO President’s Office;
• Lori Wallach, director of Public Citizen’s Global Trade Watch;
• and Lawrence Mishel, president of the Economic Policy Institute.

This event is free of charge, and a live webcast can be found at www.insidescoopproductions.com. Send Q&A Questions Live to [email protected] or on Twitter to @Income_Inequality. You can RSVP here.