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Heather Cox Richardson: “The news is everywhere, pointing out how the vast majority…”

Featuring: Heather Cox Richardson, Progressive | Historian and Author | Massachusetts

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Published | Video Starts at 13:55

And that, you know, is more systemic, too. And, you know, why we would benefit from a change in leadership in D.C. well, it is systemic everywhere. You know, The news is everywhere, pointing out how the vast majority of the growth in the country and the capital from the growth in the country is going to that top 1%, not even 1%. And it's really astronomical. And it's fueling people's malaise. People's. I mean, there's been such a hit to the American psyche, I think, because at bottom, people aren't feeling secure, you know, if you can't. (13:55–14:03)

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Asserts that most economic growth benefits the top 1% of earners.

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