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Helicopters Over the Hamptons: It’s The Rich vs. the Super Rich

A battle is brewing in The Hamptons, where the wealthy and the super wealthy square off against one another over traffic.

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There’s a war going on. While low-wage workers are take to the streets today to fight for livable wages, a battle is brewing in The Hamptons, where the wealthy and the super wealthy square off against one another over traffic. Helicopter traffic, that is.

Campaign for America’s Future co-director Robert Borosage joins New York Times Columnist Ginia Bellafante to discuss why the rich are mad at the super rich, and how helicopter rides to The Hamptons could fuel progressive change.

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