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Prediction Markets and the War and Other Economic News
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Prediction Markets and the War and Other Economic News

John Cassidy, an author and staff writer at The New Yorker, discusses economic fallout from the Iran war and his recent takes on economics and politics.

The Brian Lehrer Show

March 11, 202644m 50s

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Show Notes

John Cassidy, staff writer at The New Yorker and the author of Capitalism and Its Critics: A History: From the Industrial Revolution to AI (Macmillan, 2025) talks about his recent story, "How to Prevent Insider Trading on Trump’s Wars" and other recent takes on economics and politics.

photo:  Karoline Leavitt at her first Press Conference in 2025 (YouTube channel called White House, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons)

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