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Weekends: The Class Path to Racial Liberation w/ Adaner Usmani

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Do You Think President Biden Is Going to Take a Few Days Off at a Billionaire's Compound?

Conservative media exploited the bad optics associated with biden vacationing in the home of david rubenstein. That very same week, joe byden decided to re appoint jerome powell as the chair of the federal reserve. Powell was a partner at the carlyle group, a private equity firm that specialized in hiring former government officials and cashing in on their connections. Private equity firms have benefited significantly from monetary policy that drom powell a put in overdrive while sharing the fete.

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