E1: Has Corona broken the system? With Doug Henwood

May 09, 2020 00:36:04
E1: Has Corona broken the system? With Doug Henwood
Socialism in the Time of Corona
E1: Has Corona broken the system? With Doug Henwood

May 09 2020 | 00:36:04

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Show Notes

Just how broken is capitalism in the U.S.? What is the right stance for socialists and progressives towards "reopening the economy?" 

Guest: Doug Henwood of Behind the News and Left Business Observer, and author of My Turn: Hillary Clinton Targets the Presidency

Robert Graham Center projection of excess deaths in the U.S., by state, due to covid-related unemployment

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