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Lynn Fries

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Economy & Labor

Thomas Piketty: The Market and Private Property Should Be the Slaves of Democracy

Lynn Fries hosts an extended interview with Thomas Piketty about his widely acclaimed "Capital in the 21st Century."

By: Lynn Fries ,; TheRealNewsNetwork

May 30, 2014

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Economy & Labor

Thomas Piketty: The Market and Private Property Should Be the Slaves of Democracy

Lynn Fries hosts an extended interview with Thomas Piketty about his widely acclaimed Capital in the 21st Century.

By: Lynn Fries ,; TheRealNewsNetwork

May 20, 2014

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Why Is the 2008 Crisis Taking So Long To Resolve?

Economist Yilmaz Akyuz on how excessive reliance on the US Federal Reserve created more problems than it has solved.

By: Lynn Fries ,; TheRealNewsNetwork

February 20, 2014

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Hot Money and Cross-Border Finance, the Example of Iceland

The genesis of a perfect storm of collapse explained by political economist, Robert Wade.

By: Lynn Fries ,; TheRealNewsNetwork

November 19, 2013

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Federal Reserve in Uncharted Territory

Global Economist, Yilmaz Akyuz, on the Crisis of Financial Crisis Management.

By: Lynn Fries ,; TheRealNewsNetwork

October 21, 2013

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Environment & Health

Trade & Investment Rules Facilitating What, for Whom?

Vijay Prashad: "People who own things have disproportionate economic power in society. We've made it impossible to create economic power for workers."

By: Lynn Fries ,; TheRealNewsNetwork

September 2, 2013

North South Trade Negotiations: The Relationship Between Trade Rules and the Operations of Multinational Corporations

Vijay Prashad: Trade rules should be about closing the gap between current wants and the ability of the planet to sustain or fulfill those wants not about increasing volumes …

By: Lynn Fries ,; TheRealNewsNetwork

August 27, 2013