Capitalism: What Makes Us Free?

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🗓️ 1 July 2021

⏱️ 54 minutes

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What's the role of government in society? What do we mean when we talk about individual responsibility? What makes us free? 'Neoliberalism' might feel like a squishy term that's hard to define and understand. But this ideology, founded by a group of men in the Swiss Alps, is a political project that has dominated our economic system for decades. In the name of free market fundamentals, the forces behind neoliberalism act like an invisible hand, shaping almost every aspect of our lives.

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0:00.0	Hey, it's Rund.
0:01.2	And Rond team.
0:02.2	So how much are you learning about capitalism so far in this series?
0:06.3	How much are you questioning it?
0:09.0	Well, come question it with us.
0:11.4	Next Thursday, July 8th at 8 p.m. Eastern,
0:14.1	for a special capitalism edition of ThruLine Trivia.
0:17.6	Yep, that's right.
0:18.7	We are back with three rounds of trivia
0:21.3	that you can play by yourself or with a team of up to five people.
0:25.6	The winning team will take home a three-month subscription
0:28.4	to the MPR Coffee Club.
0:30.8	And let me tell you, that's some really good coffee.
0:34.2	Listen closely to this episode to help your chance
0:36.7	of winning trivia on July 8th.
0:39.0	And go R3P at nprpresents.org.
0:42.7	OK, on with the show.
0:59.3	Look at this lead pencil.
1:03.6	Literally thousands of people cooperated to make this pencil.
1:09.3	These people have cooperated with one another.
1:12.3	Don't speak the same language.
1:14.2	They're people of all different religions.
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