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Can China Survive Default?
Global markets have watched anxiously as a huge and deeply indebted Chinese property company flirts with default, fearing that any collapse could ripple through the international financial system. One Chinese property company, Evergrande, affected the…
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Economic Update: Occupy Wall Street: Analysis & Legacy
This program is devoted to Occupy Wall Street (OWS) on its 10th anniversary. Prof. Wolff discusses OWS as a historic turning point, as a legacy for the US left, and his personal experience. Wolff presents…
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“Another World Is Possible”: How Occupy Wall Street Reshaped Politics, Kicked Off New Era of Protest
On the 10th anniversary of Occupy Wall Street, we examine the legacy of the historic protests with three veterans of the movement: Nelini Stamp, now the director of strategy and partnerships at the Working Families…
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Michael Sandel: Even a Perfect Meritocracy Would Be Bad
Michael Sandel, Professor of Political Philosophy at Harvard University and author of the book "The Tyranny of Merit: Can we find the Common Good?" joins David to discuss meritocracy, inequality, and much more.. -- The…
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Dems Pushing Higher Wealthy & Corporate Taxes
Democrats are proposing higher taxes on top earners and corporations to pay for their proposed stimulus bill. -- The David Pakman Show is a news and political talk program, known for its controversial interviews with…
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Economic Update: The Rational & Irrational in Anti-Vaxxers
On this week's show, Prof. Wolff presents updates on the complexities of anti-vaccination movements, the long decline of religion in US capitalism, Disneys’s shift to serve the richest, lessons from AFL-CIO chief Richard Trumka's leadership,…
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“Will Corporate Greed Prolong the Pandemic?” Nobel Laureate Joseph Stiglitz on Global Vaccine Equity
Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz says global vaccine inequity endangers everyone on the planet, including those in rich countries, and says the best way to solve the problem is to drastically increase production of COVID-19 vaccines.…
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Why the Billionaires Should Vaccinate the World
If we don’t vaccinate the world, more variants will arise. During the pandemic, billionaires saw their wealth rise at the fastest rate ever, by $5 trillion – in 18 months. If they were taxed on…
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Biden Says Trump Tax Cuts Added $8 Trillion to Debt
Joe Biden points out the hypocrisy of Republicans fearmongering about the debt and deficit when they didn't care about how to pay for things under Donald Trump. -- The David Pakman Show is a news…
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Economic Update: A US Left Rises to Remake the World
On this week's show, Prof. Wolff presents updates on the "Friends" reunion and what it teaches, how China outmaneuvers US tariffs, etc., and how Yellow Vests plus French unions defeated Macron "reforms." On the second…
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Richard Trumka: Union Leaders Reflect on Death of AFL-CIO Head & Labor Movement Challenges Ahead
Richard Trumka, the longtime president of the AFL-CIO and one of the most powerful labor leaders in the United States, has died of a heart attack at the age of 72. Trumka’s death has prompted…
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Should Progressives in Congress Oppose Biden Infrastructure Deal If Reconciliation Bill Is Blocked?
The $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill is making its way through the Senate this week. The outcome of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which calls for $550 billion in new spending and reuses some…
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How Private Equity Firms Prey on the Public
Sonali Kolhatkar speaks with Patrick Woodall, a Senior Researcher & Writer with Americans for Financial Reform. As Senators and the White House continue to work out details of a bi-partisan deal on infrastructure spending, progressive…
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The National Poor People’s and Low-Wage Workers’ Assembly
The National Poor People’s and Low-Wage Workers’ Assembly is bringing together directly impacted people, faith leaders, advocates, organizers and artist-activists from across the country to declare: Somebody’s been hurting our people, it’s gone on for…
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Billionaires Splurge on Space Joy Rides
Sonali Kolhatkar speaks with Irit Tamir about wealthy men and their space explorations. On Tuesday, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, the world's wealthiest man, took a 10-minute joyride more than 60 miles into a space rocket…
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Fox Host Calls Out Republican on Deficit Scam
A common refrain in American politics is that when Democrats are in power, Republicans love to claim Dems are blowing up the debt and deficit and generally being fiscally irresponsible. However, when Republicans are in…
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Senate Democrats' $3.5 Trillion Budget Deal Agreement Is in Line With Biden's Agenda
Senate Democrats' $3.5 Trillion Budget Deal Agreement, Is in Line With Biden's Agenda. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced the $3.5 trillion budget agreement on July 13.We are very proud of this plan, Senate Majority…
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