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Economic Update: Capitalism Scapegoats the Government for All Its Problems

Updates on the decline and potential of the US labor movement.

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This week’s episode discusses how the fishing industry is self-destructing, how malls mirror US capitalism, how the UK is renationalizing, the upcoming spikes in interest rates and how tax cuts hurt the public. The show also includes an interview with lifelong unionist Charles Fabian on the decline and potential of the US labor movement.

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