The Coming Collapse of the Middle Class with Elizabeth Warren

What this video covers

Elizabeth Warren's 2007 Berkeley lecture, when she was a Harvard law professor, on why middle-class families are under growing financial strain. She draws on bankruptcy research to examine rising costs of housing, health care and education.

Why it surfaced in Hacker News

HN cites it often in debates on inequality, cost disease and stagnant middle-class income, praising its data-driven approach.

Recommendation context

Short excerpts from positive mentions. Open the source to read the full Hacker News discussion.

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