This episode provides updates on Kansas closing schools early, Gallup polls surveying the US wealth gap, average work weeks over 40 hours and ignorance about the USSR economy. We also respond to questions regarding public subsidies for private profits. Finally, we interview Dr. Harriet Fraad on children and families in US capitalism.
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