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Laura Flanders & Friends
Democracy or Capitalism? The Two Don’t Mix.
Season 2
Episode 204
Is the West’s experiment with social democracy over? Is survival of the richest our fate? In this episode, sisters Laura and Bloomberg’s Stephanie Flanders hold their annual check-in, this time from St. James Park in London, to delve into the details of the many politico-economic issues dominating and driving the news.
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