Christian Felber's Economy for the Common Good

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Christian felber says that question brings us back to our lack of real democracy. In a 20 21 survey from axios and momentive, 54 % of young americans held a negative view of capitalism. Amy the economy for the common good would outlaw investment income. It does seem that what he's describing could be called a kind of democratic socialism, or social democracy.

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Researched and produced by John Biewen, with co-host Amy Westervelt. Script editor, Cheryl Devall. Interviews with Dirk Philipsen, Christian Felber, Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò, and Jessica Hernandez. Music by Lili Haydn, Kim Carroll, Chris Westlake, Lesley Barber, Cora Miron, Fabian Almazan, and Alex Weston. Music consulting by Joe Augustine of Narrative Music.