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Economic Update: Myths of Capitalist Efficiency

Updates on Maya Angelou; Chilean students’ victory; Detroit’s plan to demolish 40,000 houses; and housing market realities.

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Richard D. Wolff speaks on the death of Maya Angelou; updates on Chilean students’ victory; Detroit’s plan to demolish 40,000 houses; and housing market realities. Major discussions on the international movement of economics students challenging curricula and teachers, and the economics of advertising.

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