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The Speech FDR Would Give

David Dayan The American Prospect
As economic royalists ally with Trump, we have already seen an example of a rhetorical counter that tells it like it is.

Friday Nite Videos | June 7, 2024

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Global Elections in the Shadow of Neoliberalism

Joseph E. Stiglitz Project Syndicate
Scandals, culture wars, and threats to democracy dominate the headlines in this super election year. But anti-democratic populist authoritarianism is itself the legacy of a misbegotten economic ideology.

It’s Time To Tax the Billionaires

Gabriel Zucman The New York Times
The idea that billionaires should pay a minimum amount of income tax is not a radical idea. A global coordinated minimum tax on the superrich will not fix capitalism. But it is a necessary first step.

Friday Nite Videos | December 15, 2023

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