The Inequality Podcast

Steven and Luis Bettencourt discuss what cities can teach us about inequality. With interests in ecology, sociology, and physics, Luis shares insights from these disciplines to the study of inequality in urban landscapes to understand growth, opportunity, and mobility.

In this bonus episode, Sam Bowles dives deep into the ancient origins of inequality, Marxian economic theory, the evolution of the economics curriculum, and The Moral Economy.

Steven and Sam Bowles cover a scholarly gamut, including Sam’s upbringing, his transformative encounter with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., his thoughts on equality of voice in capitalist structures, and the ethical courage of pursuing questions rather than answers.