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Robert Reich: “What we have seen over the last -- really the last 12, 14 years is an upsurge of populism, some of it on the left, some…”

On the recordAugust 10, 2021
What we have seen over the last -- really the last 12, 14 years is an upsurge of populism, some of it on the left, some of it on the right, but a distrust of elites and a concern that the game is rigged for those at the top.
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Robert Reich
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msnbc.com

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Reich discusses the rise of populism and the concerns of average Americans.

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