How the wealth gap is reshaping politics

Name: How the wealth gap is reshaping politics
Uploaded: 2026-09-08T14:50:12Z
Duration: 10 min 39 s
Description: Wealth inequality gets talked about as an economic problem. Writer Xochitl Gonzalez makes the case that it's a civic one, too — a slow, quiet threat to democracy. Drawing on her research into the psychology of social class, she shows how growing up with (or without) money changes how we experience politics, community and society.

Xochitl Gonzalez |

TED Democracy Philadelphia

• June 2026

Wealth inequality gets talked about as an economic problem. Writer Xochitl Gonzalez makes the case that it's a civic one, too — a slow, quiet threat to democracy. Drawing on her research into the psychology of social class, she shows how growing up with (or without) money changes how we experience politics, community and society.