Creating the World We Want

Chuck Collins is a senior scholar at the Institute for Policy Studies, Director of the Institute for Policy Studies' Program on Inequality and the Common Good and the Co-Editor of Inequality.org. As the grandson of entrepreneur Oscar Mayer, Chuck made the inspiring youth decision to give away his inheritance in order to authentically live a life devoted to addressing inequalities.-He is the author of the books, "Is Inequality in America Irreversible?" and "Born on Third Base: A One Percenter Makes the Case for Tackling Inequality, Bringing Wealth Home and Committing to the Common Good" (Chelsea Green, 2016).-Collins is co-author, with Bill Gates Sr., of "Wealth and Our Commonwealth", (Beacon Press, 2003), a case for taxing inherited fortunes, and, with Mary Wright, "The Moral Measure of the Economy", a book about Christian ethics and economic life. As an expert on U.S. inequality and the racial wealth divide, his team's Billionaire Bonanza 2020 report continues to gain global traction.-Timestamps:6:55 - 9:00 - Chuck talks how our society is judged by least among according to the Bible and that wealth isn’t everything9:00 - 15:45 - Talking about giving away his inheritance18:23 - 20:00 - Definition of wealth as archeological history of generational advantage and disadvantage and how this leads to a racial wealth divide20:45 - 24:00 - how billionaires made more money from the COVID 19 pandemic27:15 - 29:30 - Charity Stimulus Package33:00 - 35:30 - Oligarchy and Plutocracy Prevention Program - Surtax - stop distortion of our democracy38:20 - 42:00 - Global Tax System44:21 - 48:00 - Current movements exposing white privilege and inequality as America’s preexisting condition49:50 - 52:00 - How the Media is made up of 6 primary companies and how to break them up56:10 - 57:57 - Civic Imagination, it does not need to be this way - devote yourself

Governor Michael Dukakis served as the 65th governor of Massachusetts (from 1975 to 1979 and again from 1983 to 1991) and was the Democratic nominee for the President of the United States in the 1988 election. --He is the longest-serving governor in Massachusetts history and only the second Greek-American governor in U.S. history. Born in Brookline, Massachusetts to Greek and Aromanian Greek immigrants, Dukakis attended Swarthmore College before enlisting in the United States Army. After graduating from Harvard Law School, he won election to the Massachusetts House of Representatives, serving from 1963 to 1971. He defeated Edward J. King in the 1982 gubernatorial primary and served as governor from 1983 to 1991, presiding over a period of economic growth known as the "Massachusetts Miracle". --Building on his popularity as governor, Dukakis sought the Democratic presidential nomination for the 1988 presidential election. He prevailed in the Democratic primaries and was formally nominated at the 1988 Democratic National Convention. Dukakis chose Senator Lloyd Bentsen of Texas as his running mate. Although Dukakis lost the election to George W. Bush, his commitment to the community hasn't changed as he served on the board of directors for Amtrak and has taught political science at Northeastern University and UCLA.

Governor Michael Dukakis served as the 65th governor of Massachusetts (from 1975 to 1979 and again from 1983 to 1991) and was the Democratic nominee for the President of the United States in the 1988 election. --He is the longest-serving governor in Massachusetts history and only the second Greek-American governor in U.S. history. Born in Brookline, Massachusetts to Greek and Aromanian Greek immigrants, Dukakis attended Swarthmore College before enlisting in the United States Army. After graduating from Harvard Law School, he won election to the Massachusetts House of Representatives, serving from 1963 to 1971. He defeated Edward J. King in the 1982 gubernatorial primary and served as governor from 1983 to 1991, presiding over a period of economic growth known as the "Massachusetts Miracle". --Building on his popularity as governor, Dukakis sought the Democratic presidential nomination for the 1988 presidential election. He prevailed in the Democratic primaries and was formally nominated at the 1988 Democratic National Convention. Dukakis chose Senator Lloyd Bentsen of Texas as his running mate. Although Dukakis lost the election to George W. Bush, his commitment to the community hasn't changed as he served on the board of directors for Amtrak and has taught political science at Northeastern University and UCLA.

Governor Michael Dukakis served as the 65th governor of Massachusetts (from 1975 to 1979 and again from 1983 to 1991) and was the Democratic nominee for the President of the United States in the 1988 election. --He is the longest-serving governor in Massachusetts history and only the second Greek-American governor in U.S. history. Born in Brookline, Massachusetts to Greek and Aromanian Greek immigrants, Dukakis attended Swarthmore College before enlisting in the United States Army. After graduating from Harvard Law School, he won election to the Massachusetts House of Representatives, serving from 1963 to 1971. He defeated Edward J. King in the 1982 gubernatorial primary and served as governor from 1983 to 1991, presiding over a period of economic growth known as the "Massachusetts Miracle". --Building on his popularity as governor, Dukakis sought the Democratic presidential nomination for the 1988 presidential election. He prevailed in the Democratic primaries and was formally nominated at the 1988 Democratic National Convention. Dukakis chose Senator Lloyd Bentsen of Texas as his running mate. Although Dukakis lost the election to George W. Bush, his commitment to the community hasn't changed as he served on the board of directors for Amtrak and has taught political science at Northeastern University and UCLA.

Councilor Lydia Edwards has spent her entire career as an advocate, activist, and as a voice on behalf of society's most vulnerable. In 2015, she was named Bostonian of the Year by the Boston Globe. She served as the deputy director within the Mayor's Office of Housing Stability where she was responsible for developing and delivering innovative solutions to fight displacement and brought together all stakeholders: landlords, management companies, housing authorities, and tenants.Councilor Edwards worked as a public interest attorney with Greater Boston Legal Services focusing on labor issues such as fighting for access to unemployment insurance, back wages, fair treatment for domestic workers, and combating human trafficking. She served as the statewide campaign coordinator for the Massachusetts Coalition for Domestic Workers, which advocated for the passage of the Domestic Workers Bill of Rights.

Councilor Lydia Edwards has spent her entire career as an advocate, activist, and as a voice on behalf of society's most vulnerable. In 2015, she was named Bostonian of the Year by the Boston Globe. She served as the deputy director within the Mayor's Office of Housing Stability where she was responsible for developing and delivering innovative solutions to fight displacement and brought together all stakeholders: landlords, management companies, housing authorities, and tenants.Councilor Edwards worked as a public interest attorney with Greater Boston Legal Services focusing on labor issues such as fighting for access to unemployment insurance, back wages, fair treatment for domestic workers, and combating human trafficking. She served as the statewide campaign coordinator for the Massachusetts Coalition for Domestic Workers, which advocated for the passage of the Domestic Workers Bill of Rights.

Councilor Lydia Edwards has spent her entire career as an advocate, activist, and as a voice on behalf of society's most vulnerable. In 2015, she was named Bostonian of the Year by the Boston Globe. She served as the deputy director within the Mayor's Office of Housing Stability where she was responsible for developing and delivering innovative solutions to fight displacement and brought together all stakeholders: landlords, management companies, housing authorities, and tenants.Councilor Edwards worked as a public interest attorney with Greater Boston Legal Services focusing on labor issues such as fighting for access to unemployment insurance, back wages, fair treatment for domestic workers, and combating human trafficking. She served as the statewide campaign coordinator for the Massachusetts Coalition for Domestic Workers, which advocated for the passage of the Domestic Workers Bill of Rights.

Frances Moore Lappé is the author or co-author of 19 books about world hunger, living democracy, and the environment, beginning with the three-million copy "Diet for a Small Planet" in 1971. The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C., describes Diet for a Small Planet as “one of the most influential political tracts of the times." In 2008, it was selected as one of 75 Books by Women Whose Words Have Changed the World, by members of the Women's National Book Association. In Fall 2017, she coauthored "Daring Democracy: Igniting Power, Meaning, and Connection for the America We Want" with Adam Eichen.

Frances Moore Lappé is the author or co-author of 19 books about world hunger, living democracy, and the environment, beginning with the three-million copy "Diet for a Small Planet" in 1971. The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C., describes Diet for a Small Planet as “one of the most influential political tracts of the times." In 2008, it was selected as one of 75 Books by Women Whose Words Have Changed the World, by members of the Women's National Book Association. In Fall 2017, she coauthored "Daring Democracy: Igniting Power, Meaning, and Connection for the America We Want" with Adam Eichen.

Frances Moore Lappé is the author or co-author of 19 books about world hunger, living democracy, and the environment, beginning with the three-million copy "Diet for a Small Planet" in 1971. The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C., describes Diet for a Small Planet as “one of the most influential political tracts of the times." In 2008, it was selected as one of 75 Books by Women Whose Words Have Changed the World, by members of the Women's National Book Association. In Fall 2017, she coauthored "Daring Democracy: Igniting Power, Meaning, and Connection for the America We Want" with Adam Eichen.

Rev. Vernon K. Walker is a social justice advocate who's faith in Jesus has inspired his social justice work. Rev. Walker came to the saving knowledge of Jesus Christ while a student in high school at the age of 18 and since then has been engaged in the works of racial justice, economic justice, social justice and climate justice. Rev. Walker ministry includes navigating the intersection of faith, politics and social justice. A graduate of both Penn State University and Boston University, Rev. Walker ministry is guided by the Bible verse found in Luke 4:18

Rev. Vernon K. Walker is a social justice advocate who's faith in Jesus has inspired his social justice work. Rev. Walker came to the saving knowledge of Jesus Christ while a student in high school at the age of 18 and since then has been engaged in the works of racial justice, economic justice, social justice and climate justice. Rev. Walker ministry includes navigating the intersection of faith, politics and social justice. A graduate of both Penn State University and Boston University, Rev. Walker ministry is guided by the Bible verse found in Luke 4:18

Rev. Vernon K. Walker is a social justice advocate who's faith in Jesus has inspired his social justice work. Rev. Walker came to the saving knowledge of Jesus Christ while a student in high school at the age of 18 and since then has been engaged in the works of racial justice, economic justice, social justice and climate justice. Rev. Walker ministry includes navigating the intersection of faith, politics and social justice. A graduate of both Penn State University and Boston University, Rev. Walker ministry is guided by the Bible verse found in Luke 4:18

Setti Warren served as Mayor of Newton, Massachusetts, and is a former Democratic candidate for United States Senate in 2012. He is the first popularly elected African-American mayor in Massachusetts and also worked as deputy state director for Senator John Kerry’s Massachusetts office (2004-2008), national trip director for Kerry for President (2003-2004), and held numerous positions in the Clinton White House (1997-2000). From 2000 to 2002 he also served as New England regional director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). He is a graduate of Boston College and Suffolk University Law School. From 2007 to 2008 he served on active duty in Iraq and from 2002 to 2011 was an intelligence specialist in the U.S. Navy Reserve.

Setti Warren served as Mayor of Newton, Massachusetts, and is a former Democratic candidate for United States Senate in 2012. He is the first popularly elected African-American mayor in Massachusetts and also worked as deputy state director for Senator John Kerry’s Massachusetts office (2004-2008), national trip director for Kerry for President (2003-2004), and held numerous positions in the Clinton White House (1997-2000). From 2000 to 2002 he also served as New England regional director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). He is a graduate of Boston College and Suffolk University Law School. From 2007 to 2008 he served on active duty in Iraq and from 2002 to 2011 was an intelligence specialist in the U.S. Navy Reserve.

Setti Warren served as Mayor of Newton, Massachusetts, and is a former Democratic candidate for United States Senate in 2012. He is the first popularly elected African-American mayor in Massachusetts and also worked as deputy state director for Senator John Kerry’s Massachusetts office (2004-2008), national trip director for Kerry for President (2003-2004), and held numerous positions in the Clinton White House (1997-2000). From 2000 to 2002 he also served as New England regional director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). He is a graduate of Boston College and Suffolk University Law School. From 2007 to 2008 he served on active duty in Iraq and from 2002 to 2011 was an intelligence specialist in the U.S. Navy Reserve.

Jennifer Erickson is the founder and Director of the Arts & Culture department at the Metropolitan Area Planning Council, where she plays a key role in planning for 101 cities and towns in the Greater Boston area. As Arts & Culture Director, she leads a team of cultural planning, creative placemaking, and public art experts that is engaging in research, planning, and policy work to facilitate a more vibrant, livable, and inclusive metropolitan Boston region.Her planning work been recognized with awards from the American Planning Association (APA) Massachusetts Chapter and is an artist herself with her own ceramics portfolio.

Jennifer Erickson is the founder and Director of the Arts & Culture department at the Metropolitan Area Planning Council, where she plays a key role in planning for 101 cities and towns in the Greater Boston area. As Arts & Culture Director, she leads a team of cultural planning, creative placemaking, and public art experts that is engaging in research, planning, and policy work to facilitate a more vibrant, livable, and inclusive metropolitan Boston region.Her planning work been recognized with awards from the American Planning Association (APA) Massachusetts Chapter and is an artist herself with her own ceramics portfolio.

Jennifer Erickson is the founder and Director of the Arts & Culture department at the Metropolitan Area Planning Council, where she plays a key role in planning for 101 cities and towns in the Greater Boston area. As Arts & Culture Director, she leads a team of cultural planning, creative placemaking, and public art experts that is engaging in research, planning, and policy work to facilitate a more vibrant, livable, and inclusive metropolitan Boston region.Her planning work been recognized with awards from the American Planning Association (APA) Massachusetts Chapter and is an artist herself with her own ceramics portfolio.

David Delmar is the founder of Resilient Coders, a non-profit helping young students learn skills to be successful in the work force. As a Latino man, David is bravely challenging the self-satisfied assumptions of some in the tech industry who believe that they are advocates for both diversity and meritocracy, when too often they are simply hiring people they recognize as familiar. David is a professional designer and interface developer with experience working with award-winning startups, as well as established brands. Before founding Resilient Coders, he was at PayPal, leading a cross-disciplinary team of designers and coders. They designed and built first-to-market digital advertising concepts for brands like Starbucks, Coke, FedEx, and Pepsi. He helped set up PayPal's startup incubator, Start Tank, and served as its UX subject matter expert. David believes in technology as an opportunity for real meritocracy. And he believes in the resilience of Boston's youth.

David Delmar is the founder of Resilient Coders, a non-profit helping young students learn skills to be successful in the work force. As a Latino man, David is bravely challenging the self-satisfied assumptions of some in the tech industry who believe that they are advocates for both diversity and meritocracy, when too often they are simply hiring people they recognize as familiar. David is a professional designer and interface developer with experience working with award-winning startups, as well as established brands. Before founding Resilient Coders, he was at PayPal, leading a cross-disciplinary team of designers and coders. They designed and built first-to-market digital advertising concepts for brands like Starbucks, Coke, FedEx, and Pepsi. He helped set up PayPal's startup incubator, Start Tank, and served as its UX subject matter expert. David believes in technology as an opportunity for real meritocracy. And he believes in the resilience of Boston's youth.

David Delmar is the founder of Resilient Coders, a non-profit helping young students learn skills to be successful in the work force. As a Latino man, David is bravely challenging the self-satisfied assumptions of some in the tech industry who believe that they are advocates for both diversity and meritocracy, when too often they are simply hiring people they recognize as familiar. David is a professional designer and interface developer with experience working with award-winning startups, as well as established brands. Before founding Resilient Coders, he was at PayPal, leading a cross-disciplinary team of designers and coders. They designed and built first-to-market digital advertising concepts for brands like Starbucks, Coke, FedEx, and Pepsi. He helped set up PayPal's startup incubator, Start Tank, and served as its UX subject matter expert. David believes in technology as an opportunity for real meritocracy. And he believes in the resilience of Boston's youth.

Dr. Donald M. Berwick served on President Clinton's Advisory Commission on Consumer Protection and Quality in the Healthcare Industry and later as the Administrator of Medicare and Medicaid under President Obama.Having started his career as a Harvard-educated pediatrician and expert on medical policy, Dr. Berwick left the daily practice of medicine in 1989 to launch the Institute For Healthcare Improvement, an organization that now collaborates with hospitals and institutions around the world.He continues to serve on many committees, including as Vice Chair of the US Preventive Services Task Force and the first "independent member" of the American Hospital Association Board of Trustees.In addition to serving for two terms on the Institute of Medicine's (IOM's) Governing Council and member of the IOM's Global Health Board, Dr. Berwick has done extensive work with the Boston's Children's Hospital Medical Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, and the Brigham and Women's Hospital.Dr. Berwick is the author or co-author of over 160 scientific articles and six books, he currently serves as Lecturer in the Department of Health Care Policy at Harvard Medical School. In 2014 he also was a Democratic candidate for governor of Massachusetts

Dr. Donald M. Berwick served on President Clinton's Advisory Commission on Consumer Protection and Quality in the Healthcare Industry and later as the Administrator of Medicare and Medicaid under President Obama.Having started his career as a Harvard-educated pediatrician and expert on medical policy, Dr. Berwick left the daily practice of medicine in 1989 to launch the Institute For Healthcare Improvement, an organization that now collaborates with hospitals and institutions around the world.He continues to serve on many committees, including as Vice Chair of the US Preventive Services Task Force and the first "independent member" of the American Hospital Association Board of Trustees.In addition to serving for two terms on the Institute of Medicine's (IOM's) Governing Council and member of the IOM's Global Health Board, Dr. Berwick has done extensive work with the Boston's Children's Hospital Medical Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, and the Brigham and Women's Hospital.Dr. Berwick is the author or co-author of over 160 scientific articles and six books, he currently serves as Lecturer in the Department of Health Care Policy at Harvard Medical School. In 2014 he also was a Democratic candidate for governor of Massachusetts

Dr. Donald M. Berwick served on President Clinton's Advisory Commission on Consumer Protection and Quality in the Healthcare Industry and later as the Administrator of Medicare and Medicaid under President Obama.Having started his career as a Harvard-educated pediatrician and expert on medical policy, Dr. Berwick left the daily practice of medicine in 1989 to launch the Institute For Healthcare Improvement, an organization that now collaborates with hospitals and institutions around the world.He continues to serve on many committees, including as Vice Chair of the US Preventive Services Task Force and the first "independent member" of the American Hospital Association Board of Trustees.In addition to serving for two terms on the Institute of Medicine's (IOM's) Governing Council and member of the IOM's Global Health Board, Dr. Berwick has done extensive work with the Boston's Children's Hospital Medical Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, and the Brigham and Women's Hospital.Dr. Berwick is the author or co-author of over 160 scientific articles and six books, he currently serves as Lecturer in the Department of Health Care Policy at Harvard Medical School. In 2014 he also was a Democratic candidate for governor of Massachusetts

Dr. Atyia Martin was appointed by Mayor Martin J. Walsh in 2015 as the Chief Resilience Officer for the City of Boston as part of the 100 Resilient Cities pioneered by the Rockefeller foundation. The chief resilience officer’s role was to figure out how cities should prepare for the social and physical pressures of climate change. Dr. Martin’s award-winning program powerfully demonstrated that one could not build a truly resilient city without simultaneously addressing the structural problems of racism head on.Dr. Martin came well prepared to this position. Having worked as the Regional Planner for the City of Boston’s Mayor’s Office of Emergency Management among the public health and healthcare system, Dr. Martin helped to develop techniques for emergency preparedness, psychological trauma response, coordination, and education and training She also served as a civilian at the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) in the Boston Field Intelligence Group and as an adjunct faculty at Northeastern University in the Master of Homeland Security program.Dr. Martin earned her Doctor of Law and Policy from Northeastern University, Master in Homeland Security Leadership from the University of Connecticut, Bachelor in Liberal Arts with a Concentration in Administrative Studies and Serbian Croatian from Excelsior College, and Associate in Serbian Croatian from the Defense Language Institute She is the founder of All Aces, Inc, her own consulting business where she builds resilient communities by activating the power of consciousness, critical thinking, and community to catalyze the critical action necessary for addressing racism and advancing equity and resilience.

Dr. Atyia Martin was appointed by Mayor Martin J. Walsh in 2015 as the Chief Resilience Officer for the City of Boston as part of the 100 Resilient Cities pioneered by the Rockefeller foundation. The chief resilience officer’s role was to figure out how cities should prepare for the social and physical pressures of climate change. Dr. Martin’s award-winning program powerfully demonstrated that one could not build a truly resilient city without simultaneously addressing the structural problems of racism head on. Dr. Martin came well prepared to this position. Having worked as the Regional Planner for the City of Boston’s Mayor’s Office of Emergency Management among the public health and healthcare system, Dr. Martin helped to develop techniques for emergency preparedness, psychological trauma response, coordination, and education and training She also served as a civilian at the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) in the Boston Field Intelligence Group and as an adjunct faculty at Northeastern University in the Master of Homeland Security program.Dr. Martin earned her Doctor of Law and Policy from Northeastern University, Master in Homeland Security Leadership from the University of Connecticut, Bachelor in Liberal Arts with a Concentration in Administrative Studies and Serbian Croatian from Excelsior College, and Associate in Serbian Croatian from the Defense Language Institute She is the founder of All Aces, Inc, her own consulting business where she builds resilient communities by activating the power of consciousness, critical thinking, and community to catalyze the critical action necessary for addressing racism and advancing equity and resilience.

Dr. Atyia Martin was appointed by Mayor Martin J. Walsh in 2015 as the Chief Resilience Officer for the City of Boston as part of the 100 Resilient Cities pioneered by the Rockefeller foundation. The chief resilience officer’s role was to figure out how cities should prepare for the social and physical pressures of climate change. Dr. Martin’s award-winning program powerfully demonstrated that one could not build a truly resilient city without simultaneously addressing the structural problems of racism head on.Dr. Martin came well prepared to this position. Having worked as the Regional Planner for the City of Boston’s Mayor’s Office of Emergency Management among the public health and healthcare system, Dr. Martin helped to develop techniques for emergency preparedness, psychological trauma response, coordination, and education and training She also served as a civilian at the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) in the Boston Field Intelligence Group and as an adjunct faculty at Northeastern University in the Master of Homeland Security program.Dr. Martin earned her Doctor of Law and Policy from Northeastern University, Master in Homeland Security Leadership from the University of Connecticut, Bachelor in Liberal Arts with a Concentration in Administrative Studies and Serbian Croatian from Excelsior College, and Associate in Serbian Croatian from the Defense Language Institute She is the founder of All Aces, Inc, her own consulting business where she builds resilient communities by activating the power of consciousness, critical thinking, and community to catalyze the critical action necessary for addressing racism and advancing equity and resilience.