# How the wealth gap is reshaping politics

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED Democracy Philadelphia
- Speaker: Xochitl Gonzalez
- Year: 2026
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Economics, Psychology and the brain, Society and politics
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/xochitl_gonzalez_how_the_wealth_gap_is_reshaping_politics)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

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.

## Lectures

1. [How the wealth gap is reshaping politics](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/xochitl_gonzalez_how_the_wealth_gap_is_reshaping_politics/c51af99e8545), 11 min (TED's player)