On the 2020 presidential election in Taiwan, protests in Hong Kong, and Chinese power

We speak with Brian Hioe about the recent Taiwanese presidential election, the protests in Hong Kong, and Chinese power in the region. Brian Hioe is a founding editor of New Bloom. New Bloom is an online magazine featuring radical perspectives on Taiwan and the Asia-Pacific. New Bloom was founded by a group of students and activists after the 2014 Sunflower Movement in Taiwan.

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How to end extreme inequality in the U.S.? Try an inheritance tax (and not a wealth tax)

We talk with Henry Aaron about why both Sanders and Warren have it wrong. Mr. Aaron is a fellow at the Brookings Institution.

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Brazil: The End of the Democratic Experiment?

We speak with Alfredo Saad-Fihlo about the Brazilian elections. We discuss the improbable rise of Jair Bosonaro, the tragic fall of Lula and the PT, and the future of Brazilian democracy. Alfredo Saad-Filho is a professor of political economy in the Department of Development Studies at SOAS, University of London.

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