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Who Do Democrats Actually Work For?

Who Do Democrats Actually Work For?

On this week’s Lever Time: The Lever’s staff discuss Dems’ commitment to private equity; the “never-ending war on the woke;” and they interview Harvard economist Jason Furman.

Lever Time · David Sirota

August 10, 20221h 14mExplicit

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Show Notes

On this week’s episode of Lever Time Premium: The Lever’s staff discuss the Democratic party’s favorite constituents: the Private Equity industry (3:16). Then, Julia Rock and Producer Frank sit down with journalist Alex Pareene to explore the history of centrist Democrats’ “Never-Ending War on the Woke” (24:13). Finally, Matthew Cunningham-Cook and Julia Rock interview economist Jason Furman, who was one of the top economic advisers for President Obama and one of the biggest proponents of The Federal Reserve’s controversial interest rate hikes (48:41). 


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