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libertarian who now sits pretty comfortably on the left. Hi, I'm Danielle Moody, former educator and

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but that doesn't mean we didn't record an excellent episode in advance just for you.

Today we have Ed Zetron, journalist and author of the Where's Your Ed At Newsletter,

explaining the rot economy where growth at all costs drives exploitive business practices in tech and beyond. Then, Deepa Ayer, activist and author

of We Too, San America, discusses the challenges facing progressive movements from grassroots

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