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Do wealthy Americans have too much power? (with Thom Hartmann)

Do wealthy Americans have too much power? (with Thom Hartmann)

FromPitchfork Economics with Nick Hanauer


Do wealthy Americans have too much power? (with Thom Hartmann)

FromPitchfork Economics with Nick Hanauer

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Length:
39 minutes
Released:
Feb 2, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Is the U.S. an oligarchy, or does it just have a bunch of super-rich people living in it? Is there a difference? Author Thom Hartmann joins Nick and Paul to explain the relationship between wealth and American political power and share some of the research that went into his latest book, ‘The Hidden History of American Oligarchy.’ 

Thom Hartmann is the #1 progressive radio talk show host in the US and a New York Times bestselling author. 

Twitter: @Thom_Hartmann

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The Hidden History of American Oligarchy: https://bookshop.org/books/the-hidden-history-of-american-oligarchy-reclaiming-our-democracy-from-the-ruling-class/9781523091584 

Website: http://pitchforkeconomics.com/
Twitter: @PitchforkEcon
Instagram: @pitchforkeconomics
Nick’s twitter: @NickHanauer
Released:
Feb 2, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Any society that allows itself to become radically unequal eventually collapses into an uprising or a police state—or both. Join venture capitalist Nick Hanauer and some of the world’s leading economic and political thinkers in an exploration of who gets what and why. Turns out, everything you learned about economics is wrong. And if we don’t do something about rising inequality, the pitchforks are coming.