Bhaskar Sunkara, "The Socialist Manifesto: The Case for Radical Politics in an Era of Extreme Inequality" (Basic Books, 2020)
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The Inequality of Capitalism
I think it seems to say that we are in a second kind of gilded age here, where again, people are crushed by low wages, by high rent. And they're not keeping pace and they can't guarantee their children will have better life outcomes than they've had. So is the inequality extreme in every country in the same exact way? Like no, every country is different, but in general, in general, capitalism is a obviously incredibly productive system,. It's created a lot of wealth, but it's created the most unequal era in history.
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