Donald S. Beyer, Jr.: “The persistence of the racial-wealth gap gets in the way of this promise.”

Far from guaranteed, the speed and strength of our economic recovery is a direct result of increased public investment.

From the 1930s to the mid-1970s, American corporations largely followed a retain-and-reinvest strategy to focus on long-term innovation and job security for workers.

We cannot let it be that one of the most critical components of so much of our technology is not actually manufactured here in the United States.

Thank you all very much for being here. And I want to thank you for joining me in this vital conversation about the economic cost of shareholder primacy.