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This episode covers food insecurity, oil disaster economics, politicos going to Wall Street, billionaires buying homes, education in the UK and how the US sustains elites. We also address an employers’ movement for a four-day work week and the history of socialism vs. capitalism (part 1 with part 2 next week). We respond to many listeners’ questions.
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