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Mar 2018
1h 36m

Global Capitalism: Cut Taxes, Deport Imm...

Democracy at Work - Richard D. Wolff
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Co-sponsored by Democracy at Work and Judson Memorial Church

These programs begin with 30 minutes of short updates on important economic events of the last month, then Wolff analyzes several major economic issues. For March 2018, these issues will include: 

  1. West Virginia public school teachers strike victory
  2. Why 700 Quebec doctors reject salary increases
  3. Economics of the US gun industry
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