A new Gilded Age is taking shape in the United States, where billionaire wealth, corporate power and political corruption sit alongside deepening social inequality and economic insecurity.

Donald Trump’s return to the White House has intensified battles over immigration, democracy, workers’ rights and America’s place in the world. What lies behind Trumpism, and how does it reflect the contradictions of American capitalism?

This session will examine the power of the billionaire class, the forces driving the right’s advance and the resistance emerging from below.