Uploaded February 2022 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago

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In this episode, talks about his book, 'People, Power, and Profits'. The renowned economist states that the U.S. got three things wrong in the past several decades: economics (too much faith in markets), politics (influence of money) and values (forgetting that government is here to serve all its citizens). He explains that the U.S. is in need of some serious reform and that government and democracy must be freed from the grasp of wealthy corporate forces in finance and other sectors.

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