Institute of Politics

Pritzker Fellow Sister Simone Campbell on "Economic Impacts Skewing Our Democracy, Looking at the Human Bar Graph" (Current UChicago Students Only) Tuesday, February 6 12:30-1:45 PM We will use the interactive “human bar graph” to discuss the impact of policies that shift money to the top, such as cutting taxes for the wealthy, holding minimum wage stagnant and preferencing tax deductions for the wealthy. We will use the process from our “Tax Justice Truth Tour” of 2018 when it was “Nuns on the Bus on the Road to Mara Lago.” Too often we are only aware of the reality of the economic strata around us. We do not know how different lives are depending on income. Because of this, judgments are made without knowledge. We will explore the impact of income disparity in this challenging time and policies that perpetuate the gap. Pritzker Fellows seminars are off the record and open to current UChicago students only. Seating in the IOP Living Room is limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis. If you have any questions about accessibility, please contact Sarah Palmisciano (spalmisciano@uchicago.edu).