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James K. Galbraith, Instability of Inequality

April 23, 2012

Noted economist and professor at the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin and author James K. Galbraith on economic inequality in America and abroad, taxes and why the Obama Administration needs to push for more than symbolic legislation. His latest book, Inequality and Instability: A Study of the World Economy Just Before the Great Crisis. Your calls and IMs. Click thru for links and to hear Sam debate Christine Todd Whitman on UP w/ Chris on Saturday. Use this post as today’s thread.

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