Can the super rich ever be fairly taxed, or are there too many functioning tax havens? Can capitalism survive the ever growing disparity between the top 1% and the rest? Should billionaires exist at all?
Rory and Alastair are joined by economist Gabriel Zucman to answer all this and more.
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196. How America Talks Itself Into Endless Wars
What does the gap between American foreign policy rhetoric and reality reveal about the failures of its military interventions in Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya, and Iran? In an age of algorithm-driven political polarisation, can authentic political speech still break through, or has s ... Show More
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195. Can the West Reclaim its Power from Trump? (Malcolm Turnbull)
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268. The Tories' 'taxtopia' attack, Macron's gamble, and the politics of football
How worried should Labour be about voter apathy? What is 'taxtopia'? Why is Liz Truss being brought up in the French election?
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