Joseph Stiglitz on the Budget and ‘the 1%’
Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz was Amy Goodman's timely guest on "Democracy Now!" on Thursday, giving his much-needed perspective on the proposed 2012 budget and his must-read Vanity Fair article, "Of the 1%, by the 1%, for the 1%."Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz was Amy Goodman's timely guest on "Democracy Now!" on Thursday.
Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz was Amy Goodman’s timely guest on “Democracy Now!” on Thursday, giving his much-needed perspective on the proposed 2012 budget and his must-read Vanity Fair article, “Of the 1%, by the 1%, for the 1%.”
Watch the clips below and click here to read the full transcript. –KA
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