Ep 236: Manufactured Austerity and the Media Assisted 'Public-Private Partnership' Rip-Off
Citations Needed
Citations Needed
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🗓️ 8 April 2026
⏱️ 66 minutes
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In this episode we discuss how privatization was rebranded 'Public-Private Partnerships' and unleashed decades of raiding of the public coffers by Wall Street. With guest Donald Cohen, founder and executive director of In the Public Interest.
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