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Length:
34 minutes
Released:
Sep 12, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
On The Gist, Vladimir Putin’s “private citizen” excuse doesn’t hold water.In the interview, philanthropic billionaires are better than villainous ones, but Anand Giridharadas argues they could do better. Instead of insisting on the superiority of private efforts, they ought to pay more taxes and leave some things to the government. Giridharadas’ book is Winners Take All: The Elite Charade of Changing the World.In the Spiel, FiveThirtyEight currently says Republicans have a 1-in-6 chance of keeping the House. What else has that kind of odds?Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Released:
Sep 12, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
Promo: The Gist of the Gist: Mike Pesca gives a little preview of his new daily show, debuting May 5, 2014 on Slate. by The Gist