The dirty secret of capitalism | Nick Hanauer

Published: July 12, 2021, 4 a.m.

Rising inequality and growing political instability are the direct result of decades of bad economic theory, says entrepreneur Nick Hanauer. In a visionary talk, he dismantles the mantra that "greed is good"\u2014an idea he describes as not only morally corrosive, but also scientifically wrong\u2014and lays out a new theory of economics powered by reciprocity and cooperation.

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