PickVidsBest Labor, work & inequality Videos
The 92 Labor, work & inequality videos here were recommended by different people across different months. Choose by who it is for: 6 introductory, 1 intermediate, 85 for a general viewer, and 0 for someone who wants the harder derivation. Most of them are an explainer. What they share is that one picture or analogy is used to supply a missing concept. Channels you will keep seeing include LastWeekTonight, TED, LibertyPen.
The dirty secret of capitalism -- and a new way forward | Nick Hanauer
A TED talk by entrepreneur Nick Hanauer arguing that decades of 'greed is good' economic theory drove inequality and instability.
How Dollar Stores Quietly Consumed America
A Wendover Productions video on how dollar store chains expanded across America and why they displace grocery stores in small towns.
'The True Cost' - Official Trailer
The official trailer for The True Cost, a documentary on the fast fashion industry and who pays for cheap clothing.
Why There's No Such Thing as a Good Billionaire
Adam Conover argues that billionaire philanthropy is harmful, using examples like Patagonia's Yvon Chouinard.
The Real Cost of Cruises | Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj | Netflix
An episode of Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj on the cruise industry.
Milton Friedman - Illegal Immigration - PT 1
A short clip of economist Milton Friedman discussing the dynamics of illegal immigration and its relationship with the welfare state.
Social Inequalities Explained in a $100 Race - Please Watch to the End. Thanks.
A short animated explainer that stages a $100 footrace in which contestants start at different distances from the line, depending on the advantages or disadvantages they inherited.
Buy, Borrow, Die: How America's Ultrawealthy Stay That Way
A short ProPublica video explaining the "Buy, Borrow, Die" strategy wealthy Americans use to cut taxes.
Freight Trains: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
John Oliver's Last Week Tonight segment on freight trains and railroads, covering how profit-driven practices undermine safety.
Two Is the Wrong Number of Days Off
CGP Grey argues that the two-day weekend is poorly structured and proposes taking days off midweek, such as Wednesday and Sunday, instead.
Milton Friedman - Redistribution of Wealth
A short clip of Milton Friedman clearing up misconceptions about redistribution of wealth and inheritance tax, arguing that a heavy inheritance tax encourages wasteful behavior.
Student Debt: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
John Oliver covers student debt and the for-profit colleges that push students into it, including Corinthian-style schools and ITT Tech.
Coal: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
John Oliver's Last Week Tonight segment on coal examines the industry, its executives and its treatment of miners, and includes the coverage of Robert Murray that led to a lawsuit.
1979: Will WORD PROCESSORS start a HOME WORKING revolution? | Past Predictions | BBC Archive
A 1979 BBC Nationwide report asking whether word processors and networked microprocessors could end office commuting.
Nick Hanauer on inequality
Nick Hanauer's short TED University talk on economic inequality, which was famously not posted on TED's main site at first.
How economic inequality harms societies | Richard Wilkinson
Richard Wilkinson presents data showing that societies with larger income gaps do worse on health, lifespan, trust and other measures.
Inside Hong Kong’s cage homes
A Vox Borders explainer on Hong Kong's housing crisis, the least affordable market in the world, and the tiny cage homes and subdivided flats people squeeze into.
Liberal Hypocrisy is Fueling American Inequality. Here’s How. | NYT Opinion
NYT Opinion video essay arguing that Democrat-controlled states like California, New York and Illinois often fall short of their egalitarian values.
Milton Friedman - Case Against Equal Pay for Equal Work
A short clip of Milton Friedman arguing with students that equal pay laws are counterproductive, and that markets penalize discrimination because cheaper equally productive workers are an advantage to hire.
Harlan Ellison -- Pay the Writer
A three-minute rant by Harlan Ellison, excerpted from the documentary Dreams with Sharp Teeth, on why creative professionals should always be paid for their work rather than work for free or 'exposure'.
Beware, fellow plutocrats, the pitchforks are coming | Nick Hanauer
Billionaire Nick Hanauer warns fellow wealthy people in a TED talk that growing inequality could lead to social upheaval like pre-revolutionary France.
Jessie Watters takes on the one who operates the Anti Work Group
A Fox News segment in which Jesse Watters interviews the moderator of the r/antiwork subreddit.
Auto Lending: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
John Oliver's Last Week Tonight segment on auto lending, showing how lenders steer vulnerable buyers into subprime loans and crushing debt.
Elon Musk Is Not Your Friend - SOME MORE NEWS
A Some More News episode critical of Elon Musk, covering his public image, billionaire behavior, the Boring Company and the push to Mars.