The Growing Oligarchy: What The 1% Don’t Want You To Know — Revisiting Thomas Piketty’s “Capital”

Posted By: Mark Taylor December 27, 2018

Patrimonial capitalism

Moyers & Company (4/18/14)

Economist Paul Krugman explains how the United States is becoming an oligarchy – the very system our founders revolted against.

Link to 24-Minute Video

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