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The Rise and Fall of the Black Blue-Collar Middle Class, part 2

Jul 02, 202149 minEp. 157
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Episode description

Umass Lowell Economics professor William Lazonick, outlines the history of how government policy and economic conditions contributed to the rise and fall of a Black blue-collar middle class. Part 2 takes a closer look at the role of finance and stock buybacks and what can be done to reverse the trend towards growing inequality.

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