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The Next Global Financial Crisis is Inevitable  (Pt 1/2)
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The Next Global Financial Crisis is Inevitable (Pt 1/2)

It has been ten years since the last major financial crisis. With systemic deregulation undoing the safeguards, we are due for another crisis very one soon. Thomas Hanna, research director of the Democracy Collaborative’s Next…

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The Left Must Get Ready to Seize the Next Financial Crisis? (Pt 2/2)
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The Left Must Get Ready to Seize the Next Financial Crisis? (Pt 2/2)

Instead of bailing out banks when the next global financial crisis hits, we need to be prepared to nationalize them and create a public banking sector, which will not only be a way out of…

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Former Fed Chair Paul Volcker Warns About US Becoming a Plutocracy
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Former Fed Chair Paul Volcker Warns About US Becoming a Plutocracy

Paul Volcker had a historic role in shaping the US economy over several decades, but increasingly he has been warning about an out of control financial sector that is dominating US society. Former financial regulator…

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Can Land Value Tax Give Baltimore’s Neighborhoods Back To Their Residents?
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Can Land Value Tax Give Baltimore’s Neighborhoods Back To Their Residents?

Joshua Vincent of the Center for the Study of Economics talks about how a land value tax could give Baltimore residents relief from the wealth extraction that absentee landlords perpetrate. Subscribe to our page and…

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