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Aug 2020
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FreshEd #103 – The Next Economic Crisis?...

FreshEd with Will Brehm
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Are we heading towards another economic crisis? The stock market plunged last week; private debt is at an all-time high; speculative markets are on the rise; wealth remains concentrated at the top; and workers are stuck in precarious low-wage jobs. My guest today, William I. Robinson, says that the Transnational Capitalist Class is facing a crisis of over- ... Show More
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