The Class of ’61 International Speakers Series and International Affairs welcome the series’ second speaker of the academic year, Casey Michel, author, journalist, and director of the Combating Kleptocracy Program at the Human Rights Foundation.
His talk, “United States of Oligarchy: How America’s Wealth Inequality Threatens Both American Democracy and National Security,” will explore how three interconnected factors—rising wealth inequality, the growth of offshore finance, and the erosion of campaign finance regulations—have contributed to unprecedented corruption in Washington and the emergence of an American oligarchy. 7-8:30 p.m. Wed., Oct. 28 • Oeschle Hall, Room 224 • MORE
Submitted by: Julie Katz