Updates on California events (LA Times labor union, 80,000 Kaiser workers to strike, new state public banking law); gross inefficiency of private car industry; wide global use of wealth taxes vs "conservative" claims; anti-left politics in US labor history; Prof. Wolff interviews Michael Brooks, the host of "The Michael Brooks Show" about his podcast and the state of the state today.
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