Nobel Laureate Joseph Stiglitz on “Rewriting the Rules of the American Economy”

Thought Leader: Joseph E. Stiglitz, Ph.D

October 27, 2015

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(Original source Democracy Now)

“As presidential candidates spar over economic policies and Congress debates the TPP, one of the nation’s leading economists is calling for a comprehensive overhaul of the U.S. economy. Nobel Prize-winning economist and Columbia University professor Joseph Stiglitz has just published a new book called “Rewriting the Rules of the American Economy: An Agenda for Growth and Shared Prosperity.”

AMY GOODMAN: On Saturday, leading Democratic presidential contenders addressed the Iowa Democratic Party gathering known as the Jefferson-Jackson Dinner. The high-profile party dinner has been a defining moment on the campaign calendar since ’75. This is former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.”

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