Hanauer will present this year’s Thomas S. Foley Distinguished Lecture, sponsored by the Foley Institute at Washington State University. On Thursday he will speak at 2 p.m. on WSU’s Pullman campus and at 7:30 p.m. in the Fox Theater in Spokane. Both are free and open to the public.
Nick Hanauer is one of the .01%ers in terms of income. He is also one of the most outspoken supporters of an increase in minimum wage and the dangers of economic inequality. Below are links to talks he has given on the subjects. Also below is a guest editorial from Sunday's Spokesman-Review by the director of the Thomas S. Foley Institute for Public Policy and Public Service at Washington State University.