There are documentaries that uncover hitherto unknown shocking facts, and then there are the ones that take what is already known and then package that information in one place for tidy consumption. “Inequality for All” fits neatly into the latter category, but if you’re looking for a streamlined explanation for the mess the U.S. economy’s in, and how we might get out, it’s as good a place to start as any.
Director Jacob Kornbluth (“Haiku Tunnel”) seems to be pursuing the formula of “An Inconvenient Truth” to explore wealth inequality in this country:
Take someone from the Clinton White House (in this case, former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich) and use his writings and lectures (Reich teaches at UC Berkeley) as a springboard for an educational and informative documentary.