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Greg Casar: “In the 1920s, the robber barons, the Elon Musk of their day…”

Featuring: Greg Casar, Democratic | U.S. House, Texas, District 35

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Fighting Oligarchy with Bernie, AOC, and Greg Casar.

Published | Video Starts at 30:08

Arizona. I'm not telling you it's going to be easy. But remember what's possible when people come together in this country, organize, demand more, and stand and fight. In the 1920s, the robber barons, the Elon Musk of their day, they took over our government, enriched themselves, and caused the Great Depression. But people just like you didn't play dead. They stood, they fought, they organized, they took back our government from the ultra rich, created Social Security, created the New Deal, beat fascism across the world in the 1960s. (30:08–30:19)

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