{"id":43308,"date":"2025-08-17T12:20:07","date_gmt":"2025-08-17T19:20:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/?p=43308"},"modified":"2025-08-17T12:20:08","modified_gmt":"2025-08-17T19:20:08","slug":"american-democracy-is-collapsing-and-this-man-predicted-it-aaron-bastani-meets-joseph-stiglitz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/2025\/08\/17\/american-democracy-is-collapsing-and-this-man-predicted-it-aaron-bastani-meets-joseph-stiglitz\/","title":{"rendered":"American Democracy Is Collapsing, And This Man Predicted It | Aaron Bastani Meets Joseph Stiglitz"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"American Democracy Is Collapsing, And This Man Predicted It | Aaron Bastani Meets Joseph Stiglitz\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nPxjIWL-8Ck?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@NovaraMedia\">Novara Media<\/a> Premiered Jun 15, 2025 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PL9f7WaXxDSUrEWXNZ_wO8tML0KjIL8d56\">Downstream &#8211; NEW episodes every Sunday 3pm UK<\/a> Support our work: <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqa1gyamxrcDZjVVFKMFp0eE1VcFhaZ2NUUS0tZ3xBQ3Jtc0trS3lPaU0tSEw3LURkbWtWUl9MUk9QNlhPTkJLaTZqMkQxQUxnUzNEdmRYNmFTTkZEODlIRFdCWm1YWFdNcmNUOXRHdDUybjFYZ1dGYnZ4SndtZ0pmZmtTY1ZlVjhCZk40ajZXZG9QNUNWeUJhMFNFRQ&amp;q=http%3A%2F%2Fnovara.media%2Fsupport&amp;v=nPxjIWL-8Ck\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/novara.media\/support<\/a> Get tickets to our live event: <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbjNLRWNzSy1vOXU2ZldJTnJJbWVIZjFIb2toQXxBQ3Jtc0tuZUxzZ2NaNnhRdi1YN3RYUHdHbjdCNlZGWFVrSG1ELVJ4TDg2bzNPQU9waV9hM0dvWnU5SUJiamo0VTRidE9fVXlXQk5KREo1cUk3cGpwZjZIUVlXM1E0YTJsMHJqZTJHVFUtLWQtb1NHTkx5UzV6VQ&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Flink.dice.fm%2FN9636716d4fd%3Fdice_id%3DN9636716d4fd&amp;v=nPxjIWL-8Ck\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/link.dice.fm\/N9636716d4fd?dic&#8230;<\/a> During the 2008 economic crisis, the Obama administration had an opportunity to enact widespread market reforms. 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He sat down with Aaron to discuss the collapse of American democracy, his relationship with Milton Friedman and whether China is actually a socialist country. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=nPxjIWL-8Ck\">00:00<\/a> Intro 02.40 Reflections on Globalization <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=nPxjIWL-8Ck&amp;t=517s\">08:37<\/a> Obama &amp; Predicting MAGA <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=nPxjIWL-8Ck&amp;t=1169s\">19:29<\/a> Milton Friedman <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=nPxjIWL-8Ck&amp;t=1507s\">25:07<\/a> Adam Smith <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=nPxjIWL-8Ck&amp;t=2035s\">33:55<\/a> Does The US Need A New FDR? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=nPxjIWL-8Ck&amp;t=2494s\">41:34<\/a> Debt &amp; Collapse of Neo-Liberalism <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=nPxjIWL-8Ck&amp;t=2804s\">46:44<\/a> Where Should The Money Come From? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=nPxjIWL-8Ck&amp;t=3061s\">51:01<\/a> What Can China Teach Us?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Novara Media Premiered Jun 15, 2025 Downstream &#8211; NEW episodes every Sunday 3pm UK Support our work: http:\/\/novara.media\/support Get tickets to our live event: https:\/\/link.dice.fm\/N9636716d4fd?dic&#8230; During the 2008 economic crisis, the Obama administration had an opportunity to enact widespread market reforms. 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