‘Outdated and unjust’: can we reform global capitalism?

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The Guardian

Society & Culture

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🗓️ 23 June 2025

⏱️ 37 minutes

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President Trump’s tariffs have plunged the world economy into chaos. But history counsels against despair – and the left should seize on capitalism’s crisis of legitimacy By John Cassidy. Read by Chris Reilly. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod

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