THIS WEEK'S TOPICS (w/timestamps):

00:43 - Updates on France's successful mass uprisings (Yellow Vests in 2019; mass union strikes in 2020) that forced the French government to back down on changes workers opposed

10:19 - how endless wars impose huge debts

12:15 - how the Catholic Church uses U.S. bankruptcy law to prevent the church's assets from being used to compensate victims of sexual assault

14:10 - announcements;

14:55 - SPECIAL GUEST: Prof. Wolff interviews journalist Bob Hennelly on military spending and debts in the US economy.

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