Friday, March 28
Worsham Theater, Student Center
9:30-10:15 a.m. Prof. Ron Eller, UK: Inequality in Appalachia (with attention to racial issues) 10:15-10:30 Comment: Jamie Lucke, Lexington Herald Leader
10:30-11:15 Prof. Bruce Laurie, UMass Emeritus, The Decline of Unions and the Rise of Inequality 11:15-11:30 Comment –Mike Matuszak, Former Secretary-Treasurer, Local 227 United Food and Commercial Workers of America
11:30-11:45 Q & A Audience
1:30-2:15: Prof. David Courtwright, University of North Florida: The Culture War and the Rise of Inequality 2:15-2:30 Comment: Sen. Kathy Stein, Family Court Judge 2:15-2:30; 2:30-2:45 Q & A
2:45-3:15 coffee break
3:15-4:00 Dean Baker, Center for Economic and Policy Research: Inequality, Causes, Consequences
4:00-4:30 Q & A and Remarks by Participants
Address any questions to conference organizer Ron Formisano, History, University of Kentucky rform2@email.uky.edu