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Kurt Anderson: “Evil Geniuses: The Unmaking of America"

As the pandemic lays bare social, legal, racial and financial injustice in America, it is vital to examine how the system got its start. Kurt Andersen is a best-selling author and journalist whose latest book examines the origins of America’s hyper-capitalism. He speaks with Walter Isaacson about the genesis and propagation of the system--and the need to take a step back.

Kurt Anderson: “Evil Geniuses: The Unmaking of America"

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