TURNING NOW TO THE IMPACT OF TURNING NOW TO THE IMPACT OF
THE MULTILATERAL DIPLOMATIC TURNING NOW TO THE IMPACT OF
THE MULTILATERAL DIPLOMATIC
RESPONSE TO PUTIN‘S THE MULTILATERAL DIPLOMATIC
RESPONSE TO PUTIN‘S
INVASION OF UKRAINE. RESPONSE TO PUTIN‘S
INVASION OF UKRAINE.
PRESIDENT BIDEN YESTERDAY INVASION OF UKRAINE.
PRESIDENT BIDEN YESTERDAY
ANNOUNCED PRESIDENT BIDEN YESTERDAY
ANNOUNCED
EVEN STRONGER. SANCTIONS ANNOUNCED
EVEN STRONGER. SANCTIONS
OLIGARCHS EVEN STRONGER. SANCTIONS
OLIGARCHS
AND THEY MAY HAVE FOUND OLIGARCHS
AND THEY MAY HAVE FOUND
AN AUDIENCE THE THREAT OF MORE AND THEY MAY HAVE FOUND
AN AUDIENCE THE THREAT OF MORE
SANCTIONS ON TOP OF THE AN AUDIENCE THE THREAT OF MORE
SANCTIONS ON TOP OF THE
UNPRECEDENTED ONES ALREADY IN SANCTIONS ON TOP OF THE
UNPRECEDENTED ONES ALREADY IN
PLACE UNPRECEDENTED ONES ALREADY IN
PLACE
APPEAR TO BE CREATING A PLACE
APPEAR TO BE CREATING A
TENSION BETWEEN VLADIMIR APPEAR TO BE CREATING A
TENSION BETWEEN VLADIMIR
PUTIN AND HIS CRONIES, THOSE TENSION BETWEEN VLADIMIR
PUTIN AND HIS CRONIES, THOSE
WHO ROSE TO POWER PUTIN AND HIS CRONIES, THOSE
WHO ROSE TO POWER
AFTER THE FALL OF THE SOVIET WHO ROSE TO POWER
AFTER THE FALL OF THE SOVIET
UNION THROUGH PRIVATIZATION AFTER THE FALL OF THE SOVIET
UNION THROUGH PRIVATIZATION
OF PUBLIC GOODS. UNION THROUGH PRIVATIZATION
OF PUBLIC GOODS.
AND THOUGH, ALL THE GUARDS OF PUBLIC GOODS.
AND THOUGH, ALL THE GUARDS
TODAY ARE MAINLY AND THOUGH, ALL THE GUARDS
TODAY ARE MAINLY
SYNONYMOUS WITH RUSSIA TODAY ARE MAINLY
SYNONYMOUS WITH RUSSIA
THEIR INFLUENCES. NOT MUCH SYNONYMOUS WITH RUSSIA
THEIR INFLUENCES. NOT MUCH
DIFFERENT FROM THAT OF A THEIR INFLUENCES. NOT MUCH
DIFFERENT FROM THAT OF A
BILLIONAIRE HERE IN THE UNITED DIFFERENT FROM THAT OF A
BILLIONAIRE HERE IN THE UNITED
STATES. BILLIONAIRE HERE IN THE UNITED
STATES.
NOW, I AM NOT SUGGESTING STATES.
NOW, I AM NOT SUGGESTING
THE US HAS ALREADY BECOME NOW, I AM NOT SUGGESTING
THE US HAS ALREADY BECOME
AN OLIGARCHY, THE US HAS ALREADY BECOME
AN OLIGARCHY,
BUT NO ONE CAN BETTER EXPLAIN AN OLIGARCHY,
BUT NO ONE CAN BETTER EXPLAIN
HOW A DEMOCRACY CAN EASILY BUT NO ONE CAN BETTER EXPLAIN
HOW A DEMOCRACY CAN EASILY
HEAD DOWN THIS PATH. HOW A DEMOCRACY CAN EASILY
HEAD DOWN THIS PATH.
THEN MY NEXT GUEST, WATCH HEAD DOWN THIS PATH.
THEN MY NEXT GUEST, WATCH
THIS. THEN MY NEXT GUEST, WATCH
THIS.
OLEG ARE KEY THIS.
OLEG ARE KEY
MEANS GOVERNMENT OF AND BY OLEG ARE KEY
MEANS GOVERNMENT OF AND BY
A FEW AT THE TOP, MEANS GOVERNMENT OF AND BY
A FEW AT THE TOP,
WHO EXERCISE POWER FOR THEIR A FEW AT THE TOP,
WHO EXERCISE POWER FOR THEIR
OWN BENEFIT, IT COMES FROM WHO EXERCISE POWER FOR THEIR
OWN BENEFIT, IT COMES FROM
THE GREEK WORD OWN BENEFIT, IT COMES FROM
THE GREEK WORD
OLIGARCHIES MEANING, THE GREEK WORD
OLIGARCHIES MEANING,
YOU TO RULE OR OLIGARCHIES MEANING,
YOU TO RULE OR
COMMAND EVEN A SYSTEM THAT YOU TO RULE OR
COMMAND EVEN A SYSTEM THAT
CALLS ITSELF, A DEMOCRACY CAN COMMAND EVEN A SYSTEM THAT
CALLS ITSELF, A DEMOCRACY CAN
BECOME AN OLIGARCHY OF POWER, CALLS ITSELF, A DEMOCRACY CAN
BECOME AN OLIGARCHY OF POWER,
BECOMES CONCENTRATED IN THE BECOME AN OLIGARCHY OF POWER,
BECOMES CONCENTRATED IN THE
HANDS OF A VERY FEW BECOMES CONCENTRATED IN THE
HANDS OF A VERY FEW
WEALTHY PEOPLE AND A HANDS OF A VERY FEW
WEALTHY PEOPLE AND A
CORPORATE AND FINANCIAL ELITE. WEALTHY PEOPLE AND A
CORPORATE AND FINANCIAL ELITE.
JOINING US NOW IS ROBERT RICE. CORPORATE AND FINANCIAL ELITE.
JOINING US NOW IS ROBERT RICE.
OUR FORMER US LABOR SECRETARY JOINING US NOW IS ROBERT RICE.
OUR FORMER US LABOR SECRETARY
AND AUTHOR OF THE SYSTEM WHO OUR FORMER US LABOR SECRETARY
AND AUTHOR OF THE SYSTEM WHO
RIGGED IT AND HOW WE FIX IT AND AUTHOR OF THE SYSTEM WHO
RIGGED IT AND HOW WE FIX IT
AND THIS WEEK RIGGED IT AND HOW WE FIX IT
AND THIS WEEK
WHEN AND THIS WEEK
WHEN
PRESIDENT BIDEN ANNOUNCED THAT WHEN
PRESIDENT BIDEN ANNOUNCED THAT
HE WAS GOING TO PRESIDENT BIDEN ANNOUNCED THAT
HE WAS GOING TO
SANCTION ALL OF THESE HE WAS GOING TO
SANCTION ALL OF THESE
OLIGARCHS. I THOUGHT OF YOU SANCTION ALL OF THESE
OLIGARCHS. I THOUGHT OF YOU
BECAUSE OLIGARCHS. I THOUGHT OF YOU
BECAUSE
I THINK YOU KNOW THE WORD BECAUSE
I THINK YOU KNOW THE WORD
OLEG ARC I THINK YOU KNOW THE WORD
OLEG ARC
MOST PEOPLE ARE LIKE, WHAT OLEG ARC
MOST PEOPLE ARE LIKE, WHAT
DOES THAT MEAN? MOST PEOPLE ARE LIKE, WHAT
DOES THAT MEAN?
AND I WANT TO START OFF DOES THAT MEAN?
AND I WANT TO START OFF
ACTUALLY WITH A QUOTE FROM AND I WANT TO START OFF
ACTUALLY WITH A QUOTE FROM
YOUR LATEST PIECE ACTUALLY WITH A QUOTE FROM
YOUR LATEST PIECE
IN THE GUARDIAN. YOU NOTE THAT YOUR LATEST PIECE
IN THE GUARDIAN. YOU NOTE THAT
CAPITALISM IS CONSISTENT WITH IN THE GUARDIAN. YOU NOTE THAT
CAPITALISM IS CONSISTENT WITH
DEMOCRACY. CAPITALISM IS CONSISTENT WITH
DEMOCRACY.
ONLY, DEMOCRACY.
ONLY,
IF DEMOCRACY ONLY,
IF DEMOCRACY
IT REDUCES THE INEQUALITIES IF DEMOCRACY
IT REDUCES THE INEQUALITIES
INSECURITIES IT REDUCES THE INEQUALITIES
INSECURITIES
JOBLESSNESS INSECURITIES
JOBLESSNESS
AND POVERTY THAT JOBLESSNESS
AND POVERTY THAT
ACCOMPANY UNBRIDLED AND POVERTY THAT
ACCOMPANY UNBRIDLED
PROFIT-SEEKING. ACCOMPANY UNBRIDLED
PROFIT-SEEKING.
THE FACT IS THAT PROFIT-SEEKING.
THE FACT IS THAT
BILLIONAIRE WEALTH IN THIS THE FACT IS THAT
BILLIONAIRE WEALTH IN THIS
COUNTRY HAS SURGED DURING THE BILLIONAIRE WEALTH IN THIS
COUNTRY HAS SURGED DURING THE
GLOBAL PANDEMIC, COUNTRY HAS SURGED DURING THE
GLOBAL PANDEMIC,
SO GLOBAL PANDEMIC,
SO
WHAT DOES THAT SAY ABOUT THE SO
WHAT DOES THAT SAY ABOUT THE
STATE OF OUR DEMOCRACY? WHAT DOES THAT SAY ABOUT THE
STATE OF OUR DEMOCRACY?
WHEN WE HAVE STATE OF OUR DEMOCRACY?
WHEN WE HAVE
THESE BILLIONAIRES THAT ARE WHEN WE HAVE
THESE BILLIONAIRES THAT ARE
BASICALLY ABLE TO MAKE PROFIT THESE BILLIONAIRES THAT ARE
BASICALLY ABLE TO MAKE PROFIT
HAND OVER FIST, WHILE THE REST BASICALLY ABLE TO MAKE PROFIT
HAND OVER FIST, WHILE THE REST
OF US ARE SORT OF LEFT HAND OVER FIST, WHILE THE REST
OF US ARE SORT OF LEFT
WITH THE OF US ARE SORT OF LEFT
WITH THE
SCRAPS? AND HOW DOES THAT WITH THE
SCRAPS? AND HOW DOES THAT
CONNECT TO? SCRAPS? AND HOW DOES THAT
CONNECT TO?
WHAT WE‘RE CONNECT TO?
WHAT WE‘RE
WATCHING WHAT WE‘RE
WATCHING
OVERSEAS IN RUSSIA AND WATCHING
OVERSEAS IN RUSSIA AND
UKRAINE. OVERSEAS IN RUSSIA AND
UKRAINE.
WELL, CERTAINLY THERE‘S THERE UKRAINE.
WELL, CERTAINLY THERE‘S THERE
IS NO WELL, CERTAINLY THERE‘S THERE
IS NO
STAN. ABSOLUTELY. NO DOUBT IS NO
STAN. ABSOLUTELY. NO DOUBT
THAT AMERICA STAN. ABSOLUTELY. NO DOUBT
THAT AMERICA
HAS THAT AMERICA
HAS
WHAT WE MIGHT CALL IT HAS
WHAT WE MIGHT CALL IT
OLIGARCHY. CERTAINLY A SMALL WHAT WE MIGHT CALL IT
OLIGARCHY. CERTAINLY A SMALL
NUMBER OF BILLIONAIRES. OLIGARCHY. CERTAINLY A SMALL
NUMBER OF BILLIONAIRES.
MULTI-BILLIONAIRES NUMBER OF BILLIONAIRES.
MULTI-BILLIONAIRES
THAT HAVE A GREAT DEAL OF MULTI-BILLIONAIRES
THAT HAVE A GREAT DEAL OF
POLITICAL INFLUENCE IN THAT HAVE A GREAT DEAL OF
POLITICAL INFLUENCE IN
CONTROL. NOW THE IRONY POLITICAL INFLUENCE IN
CONTROL. NOW THE IRONY
IS THAT, THAT IS A GREAT CONTROL. NOW THE IRONY
IS THAT, THAT IS A GREAT
THREAT TO IS THAT, THAT IS A GREAT
THREAT TO
AMERICAN DEMOCRACY, THREAT TO
AMERICAN DEMOCRACY,
OBVIOUSLY, AND HAS BEEN AMERICAN DEMOCRACY,
OBVIOUSLY, AND HAS BEEN
AS THE GREAT JUSTICE OBVIOUSLY, AND HAS BEEN
AS THE GREAT JUSTICE
LOUIS, BRANDEIS SAID AS THE GREAT JUSTICE
LOUIS, BRANDEIS SAID
DURING THE GILDED AGE OF LOUIS, BRANDEIS SAID
DURING THE GILDED AGE OF
THE LATE 19TH AND EARLY DURING THE GILDED AGE OF
THE LATE 19TH AND EARLY
20TH. THE LATE 19TH AND EARLY
20TH.
WE HAVE A CHOICE IN THIS 20TH.
WE HAVE A CHOICE IN THIS
COUNTRY. WE CAN EITHER HAVE WE HAVE A CHOICE IN THIS
COUNTRY. WE CAN EITHER HAVE
GREAT WEALTH IN THE HANDS OF A COUNTRY. WE CAN EITHER HAVE
GREAT WEALTH IN THE HANDS OF A
FEW GREAT WEALTH IN THE HANDS OF A
FEW
OR WE CAN HAVE DEMOCRACY, FEW
OR WE CAN HAVE DEMOCRACY,
BUT WE CAN‘T HAVE BOTH. OR WE CAN HAVE DEMOCRACY,
BUT WE CAN‘T HAVE BOTH.
NOW, THE IRONY THOUGH, IS THAT BUT WE CAN‘T HAVE BOTH.
NOW, THE IRONY THOUGH, IS THAT
IN RUSSIA? WE ARE NOW, THE IRONY THOUGH, IS THAT
IN RUSSIA? WE ARE
COUNTING IN RUSSIA? WE ARE
COUNTING
ON THE POWER OF THE COUNTING
ON THE POWER OF THE
BILLIONAIRES. THEY OLIGARCHS ON THE POWER OF THE
BILLIONAIRES. THEY OLIGARCHS
IN RUSSIA, BILLIONAIRES. THEY OLIGARCHS
IN RUSSIA,
TO EITHER DEPOSED PUTIN IN RUSSIA,
TO EITHER DEPOSED PUTIN
OR TO LIMIT AND CONSTRAIN HIM. TO EITHER DEPOSED PUTIN
OR TO LIMIT AND CONSTRAIN HIM.
I MEAN, BASICALLY THERE ARE OR TO LIMIT AND CONSTRAIN HIM.
I MEAN, BASICALLY THERE ARE
ONLY TWO GROUPS OF PEOPLE I MEAN, BASICALLY THERE ARE
ONLY TWO GROUPS OF PEOPLE
THERE IN RUSSIA WHO HAVE THE ONLY TWO GROUPS OF PEOPLE
THERE IN RUSSIA WHO HAVE THE
ABILITY TO CONTAIN THERE IN RUSSIA WHO HAVE THE
ABILITY TO CONTAIN
PUTIN ABILITY TO CONTAIN
PUTIN
ONE OR THE OLEG. PUTIN
ONE OR THE OLEG.
BARKS, THE OTHERS ARE THE ONE OR THE OLEG.
BARKS, THE OTHERS ARE THE
GENERALS BARKS, THE OTHERS ARE THE
GENERALS
PUTIN. PROBABLY DOESN‘T HAVE GENERALS
PUTIN. PROBABLY DOESN‘T HAVE
TO WORRY ABOUT THE GENERALS PUTIN. PROBABLY DOESN‘T HAVE
TO WORRY ABOUT THE GENERALS
BECAUSE HE IS FROM TO WORRY ABOUT THE GENERALS
BECAUSE HE IS FROM
THE KGB. HE BECAUSE HE IS FROM
THE KGB. HE
UNDERSTANDS THE KGB. HE
UNDERSTANDS
THE POWER POLITICS UNDERSTANDS
THE POWER POLITICS
INSIDE THE KREMLIN, BUT THE THE POWER POLITICS
INSIDE THE KREMLIN, BUT THE
OLIGARCHS ALSO HAVE HUGE INSIDE THE KREMLIN, BUT THE
OLIGARCHS ALSO HAVE HUGE
POWER THERE. THAT‘S WHY THE OLIGARCHS ALSO HAVE HUGE
POWER THERE. THAT‘S WHY THE
BY THE ADMINISTRATION IS POWER THERE. THAT‘S WHY THE
BY THE ADMINISTRATION IS
TARGETING THEM, SO THAT THEY BY THE ADMINISTRATION IS
TARGETING THEM, SO THAT THEY
WILL FEEL TARGETING THEM, SO THAT THEY
WILL FEEL
AIN. AND THEY WILL PUT WILL FEEL
AIN. AND THEY WILL PUT
THE AIN. AND THEY WILL PUT
THE
SOME CONSTRAINTS ON PUTIN THE
SOME CONSTRAINTS ON PUTIN
RIGHT SOME CONSTRAINTS ON PUTIN
RIGHT
NOW. RIGHT
NOW.
HOW DOES THE TERM NOW.
HOW DOES THE TERM
OLIGARCH HOW DOES THE TERM
OLIGARCH
APPLIED TO PEOPLE? WE OLIGARCH
APPLIED TO PEOPLE? WE
MAY KNOW THEIR NAMES HERE IN APPLIED TO PEOPLE? WE
MAY KNOW THEIR NAMES HERE IN
THE UNITED STATES? LIKE WHO MAY KNOW THEIR NAMES HERE IN
THE UNITED STATES? LIKE WHO
SHOULD WE APPLY THE TERM THE UNITED STATES? LIKE WHO
SHOULD WE APPLY THE TERM
TERM OLEG ARC TO? SHOULD WE APPLY THE TERM
TERM OLEG ARC TO?
WELL, TERM OLEG ARC TO?
WELL,
THEY‘RE 745. WELL,
THEY‘RE 745.
FAMILIES IN THE UNITED STATES THEY‘RE 745.
FAMILIES IN THE UNITED STATES
THAT ARE FAMILIES IN THE UNITED STATES
THAT ARE
SUPER RICH. I MEAN THEY‘RE THAT ARE
SUPER RICH. I MEAN THEY‘RE
BEYOND THEIR IN THE HUNDREDS SUPER RICH. I MEAN THEY‘RE
BEYOND THEIR IN THE HUNDREDS
OF BILLIONS OF DOLLARS OR BEYOND THEIR IN THE HUNDREDS
OF BILLIONS OF DOLLARS OR
CLOSE TO THE HUNDREDS OF OF BILLIONS OF DOLLARS OR
CLOSE TO THE HUNDREDS OF
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS CLOSE TO THE HUNDREDS OF
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
SENT A BILLIONAIRES. WE BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
SENT A BILLIONAIRES. WE
HAVEN‘T HAVE ACTUALLY TALKED SENT A BILLIONAIRES. WE
HAVEN‘T HAVE ACTUALLY TALKED
ABOUT HAVEN‘T HAVE ACTUALLY TALKED
ABOUT
SCENTED BILLIONAIRES, BUT ABOUT
SCENTED BILLIONAIRES, BUT
THEY‘RE VERY CLOSE TO SEND A SCENTED BILLIONAIRES, BUT
THEY‘RE VERY CLOSE TO SEND A
BILLIONAIRES. THEY‘RE VERY CLOSE TO SEND A
BILLIONAIRES.
I DON‘T WANT TO BLAME THEM BILLIONAIRES.
I DON‘T WANT TO BLAME THEM
I I DON‘T, YOU KNOW, IT‘S I I DON‘T WANT TO BLAME THEM
I I DON‘T, YOU KNOW, IT‘S I
THINK IT‘S WRONG TO SAY I I DON‘T, YOU KNOW, IT‘S I
THINK IT‘S WRONG TO SAY
THAT THEY ARE AT FAULT THINK IT‘S WRONG TO SAY
THAT THEY ARE AT FAULT
CERTAINLY, THEY ARE NOT THAT THEY ARE AT FAULT
CERTAINLY, THEY ARE NOT
BLOODTHIRSTY. CERTAINLY, THEY ARE NOT
BLOODTHIRSTY.
THEY‘RE NOT GOING TO DO BLOODTHIRSTY.
THEY‘RE NOT GOING TO DO
ANYTHING TERRIBLE, THEY‘RE NOT GOING TO DO
ANYTHING TERRIBLE,
BUT ANYTHING TERRIBLE,
BUT
UNDOUBTEDLY, THE TREND HAS BUT
UNDOUBTEDLY, THE TREND HAS
BEEN VERY DISTURBING UNDOUBTEDLY, THE TREND HAS
BEEN VERY DISTURBING
BECAUSE EVEN THE MOST BEEN VERY DISTURBING
BECAUSE EVEN THE MOST
RECENT DATA WE HAVE FROM THE BECAUSE EVEN THE MOST
RECENT DATA WE HAVE FROM THE
ELECTION OF 2012, RECENT DATA WE HAVE FROM THE
ELECTION OF 2012,
THE ELECTION OF 2012,
THE
RICHEST THE
RICHEST
1/100 OF 1%, I‘M NOT TALKING RICHEST
1/100 OF 1%, I‘M NOT TALKING
ABOUT THE 11 PERCENT. 1/100 OF 1%, I‘M NOT TALKING
ABOUT THE 11 PERCENT.
I‘M NOT EVEN TALKING ABOUT THE ABOUT THE 11 PERCENT.
I‘M NOT EVEN TALKING ABOUT THE
RICHEST I‘M NOT EVEN TALKING ABOUT THE
RICHEST
ONE TENTH OF ONE PERCENT. RICHEST
ONE TENTH OF ONE PERCENT.
I‘M TALKING ABOUT THE RICHEST ONE TENTH OF ONE PERCENT.
I‘M TALKING ABOUT THE RICHEST
1% OF 1%. I‘M TALKING ABOUT THE RICHEST
1% OF 1%.
THEY SUPPLIED 1% OF 1%.
THEY SUPPLIED
40% OF ALL CAMPAIGN, THEY SUPPLIED
40% OF ALL CAMPAIGN,
THEY‘RE NOT GOING TO DO 40% OF ALL CAMPAIGN,
THEY‘RE NOT GOING TO DO
ANYTHING TERRIBLE. BUT THEY‘RE NOT GOING TO DO
ANYTHING TERRIBLE. BUT
UNDOUBTEDLY, THE TREND HAS ANYTHING TERRIBLE. BUT
UNDOUBTEDLY, THE TREND HAS
BEEN VERY DISTURBING BECAUSE UNDOUBTEDLY, THE TREND HAS
BEEN VERY DISTURBING BECAUSE
SO YOU CAN IMAGINE HOW BEEN VERY DISTURBING BECAUSE
SO YOU CAN IMAGINE HOW
MUCH MORE THE SO YOU CAN IMAGINE HOW
MUCH MORE THE
LET‘S CALL IT MUCH MORE THE
LET‘S CALL IT
AND THUS ENDED BILLIONAIRES OR LET‘S CALL IT
AND THUS ENDED BILLIONAIRES OR
THE OLIGARCHS ARE. AND THUS ENDED BILLIONAIRES OR
THE OLIGARCHS ARE.
SPENDING ON AMERICAN POLITICS. THE OLIGARCHS ARE.
SPENDING ON AMERICAN POLITICS.
AND AND THAT SPENDING ON AMERICAN POLITICS.
AND AND THAT
BIG MONEY OBVIOUSLY AND AND THAT
BIG MONEY OBVIOUSLY
DISTORTS OUR BIG MONEY OBVIOUSLY
DISTORTS OUR
DEMOCRACY. DISTORTS OUR
DEMOCRACY.
SO DEMOCRACY.
SO
UNDERSTANDING HOW, SO
UNDERSTANDING HOW,
YOU KNOW THIS WORKS OVER UNDERSTANDING HOW,
YOU KNOW THIS WORKS OVER
IN RUSSIA YOU KNOW THIS WORKS OVER
IN RUSSIA
IS ACTUALLY HELPFUL TO IN RUSSIA
IS ACTUALLY HELPFUL TO
UNDERSTAND THE THREATS TO OUR IS ACTUALLY HELPFUL TO
UNDERSTAND THE THREATS TO OUR
OWN DEMOCRACY HERE. UNDERSTAND THE THREATS TO OUR
OWN DEMOCRACY HERE.
I MEAN, ESSENTIALLY WHAT OWN DEMOCRACY HERE.
I MEAN, ESSENTIALLY WHAT
YOU‘RE SAYING, IS THAT I MEAN, ESSENTIALLY WHAT
YOU‘RE SAYING, IS THAT
THESE YOU‘RE SAYING, IS THAT
THESE
UBER RICH PEOPLE, AND WE‘RE THESE
UBER RICH PEOPLE, AND WE‘RE
NOT JUST TALKING ABOUT LIKE, UBER RICH PEOPLE, AND WE‘RE
NOT JUST TALKING ABOUT LIKE,
RICH PEOPLE, WE‘RE TALKING NOT JUST TALKING ABOUT LIKE,
RICH PEOPLE, WE‘RE TALKING
ABOUT THE UBER RICH. RICH PEOPLE, WE‘RE TALKING
ABOUT THE UBER RICH.
THEY BASICALLY USE THEIR ABOUT THE UBER RICH.
THEY BASICALLY USE THEIR
WEALTH AND INFLUENCE THEY BASICALLY USE THEIR
WEALTH AND INFLUENCE
TO MAKE A GOVERNMENT WEALTH AND INFLUENCE
TO MAKE A GOVERNMENT
AND THAT WILL PASS LAWS TO MAKE A GOVERNMENT
AND THAT WILL PASS LAWS
THAT BENEFIT THEM. AND THAT WILL PASS LAWS
THAT BENEFIT THEM.
AT THE EXPENSE OF THAT BENEFIT THEM.
AT THE EXPENSE OF
EVERYONE ELSE. I MEAN, AT THE EXPENSE OF
EVERYONE ELSE. I MEAN,
HOW IS THAT? EVERYONE ELSE. I MEAN,
HOW IS THAT?
A THREAT HOW IS THAT?
A THREAT
TO THE A THREAT
TO THE
DEMOCRATIC SYSTEM AS WE KNOW TO THE
DEMOCRATIC SYSTEM AS WE KNOW
IT. I MEAN, DEMOCRATIC SYSTEM AS WE KNOW
IT. I MEAN,
HOW BAD IS THE THREAT? IT. I MEAN,
HOW BAD IS THE THREAT?
THREAT, HOW BAD IS THE THREAT?
THREAT,
NOT A HUGE THREAT AND THREAT,
NOT A HUGE THREAT AND
I MEAN, IF YOU JUST LOOK AT NOT A HUGE THREAT AND
I MEAN, IF YOU JUST LOOK AT
THE INCREASE IN I MEAN, IF YOU JUST LOOK AT
THE INCREASE IN
BILLIONAIRES WEALTH THE INCREASE IN
BILLIONAIRES WEALTH
THAT HE 745 BILLIONAIRE BILLIONAIRES WEALTH
THAT HE 745 BILLIONAIRE
FAMILIES. I‘M TALKING ABOUT. THAT HE 745 BILLIONAIRE
FAMILIES. I‘M TALKING ABOUT.
THEY INCREASE THEIR WEALTH FAMILIES. I‘M TALKING ABOUT.
THEY INCREASE THEIR WEALTH
DURING THE PANDEMIC, THEY INCREASE THEIR WEALTH
DURING THE PANDEMIC,
JUST LAST TWO YEARS DURING THE PANDEMIC,
JUST LAST TWO YEARS
BY 70% JUST LAST TWO YEARS
BY 70%
THAT WAS YOU KNOW, THAT COMES BY 70%
THAT WAS YOU KNOW, THAT COMES
DOWN TO TWO POINT ONE. THAT WAS YOU KNOW, THAT COMES
DOWN TO TWO POINT ONE.
TRILLION DOWN TO TWO POINT ONE.
TRILLION
DOLLARS NOT TRILLION
DOLLARS NOT
BILLION TO DOLLARS NOT
BILLION TO
POINT ONE TRILLION BILLION TO
POINT ONE TRILLION
DOLLARS PER POINT ONE TRILLION
DOLLARS PER
745 FAMILIES. WELL, YOU DO THE DOLLARS PER
745 FAMILIES. WELL, YOU DO THE
MATH. I MEAN, 745 FAMILIES. WELL, YOU DO THE
MATH. I MEAN,
THEY HAVE THE CAPACITY MATH. I MEAN,
THEY HAVE THE CAPACITY
BECAUSE OF THAT WEALTH TO THEY HAVE THE CAPACITY
BECAUSE OF THAT WEALTH TO
INUNDATE AMERICAN POLITICS. BECAUSE OF THAT WEALTH TO
INUNDATE AMERICAN POLITICS.
NOT ONLY IN TERMS OF CAMPAIGN INUNDATE AMERICAN POLITICS.
NOT ONLY IN TERMS OF CAMPAIGN
CONTRIBUTIONS, BUT ALSO IN NOT ONLY IN TERMS OF CAMPAIGN
CONTRIBUTIONS, BUT ALSO IN
TERMS OF SHAPING PUBLIC CONTRIBUTIONS, BUT ALSO IN
TERMS OF SHAPING PUBLIC
OPINION. FOR EXAMPLE, NOW TERMS OF SHAPING PUBLIC
OPINION. FOR EXAMPLE, NOW
ARE THEY DOING THAT TO SOME OPINION. FOR EXAMPLE, NOW
ARE THEY DOING THAT TO SOME
EXTENT? THEY ARE OUR PEOPLE ARE THEY DOING THAT TO SOME
EXTENT? THEY ARE OUR PEOPLE
AWARE OF THAT? I THINK A LOT EXTENT? THEY ARE OUR PEOPLE
AWARE OF THAT? I THINK A LOT
OF AWARE OF THAT? I THINK A LOT
OF
AMERICANS FEEL THAT THE GAME OF
AMERICANS FEEL THAT THE GAME
IS RIGGED. AMERICANS FEEL THAT THE GAME
IS RIGGED.
I MEAN, DONALD TRUMP IN 2016. IS RIGGED.
I MEAN, DONALD TRUMP IN 2016.
WE HEARD HIM OVER AND OVER I MEAN, DONALD TRUMP IN 2016.
WE HEARD HIM OVER AND OVER
AGAIN WE HEARD HIM OVER AND OVER
AGAIN
CAMPAIGN ON THE AGAIN
CAMPAIGN ON THE
FACT THAT CAMPAIGN ON THE
FACT THAT
GAME IS RIGGED, FACT THAT
GAME IS RIGGED,
AND I THINK THAT A LOT OF THE GAME IS RIGGED,
AND I THINK THAT A LOT OF THE
ANGER WE FIND AND I THINK THAT A LOT OF THE
ANGER WE FIND
IN AMERICA TODAY ANGER WE FIND
IN AMERICA TODAY
IS REALLY IN AMERICA TODAY
IS REALLY
FUNDAMENTALLY BECAUSE PEOPLE IS REALLY
FUNDAMENTALLY BECAUSE PEOPLE
FEEL THAT THEY‘RE POWERLESS FUNDAMENTALLY BECAUSE PEOPLE
FEEL THAT THEY‘RE POWERLESS
THAT THEY CAN‘T FEEL THAT THEY‘RE POWERLESS
THAT THEY CAN‘T
OH, THEY‘RE WORKING AS HARD AS THAT THEY CAN‘T
OH, THEY‘RE WORKING AS HARD AS
EVER HARDER THAN EVER. THEY‘RE OH, THEY‘RE WORKING AS HARD AS
EVER HARDER THAN EVER. THEY‘RE
NOT GETTING AHEAD WHILE THE EVER HARDER THAN EVER. THEY‘RE
NOT GETTING AHEAD WHILE THE
PEOPLE AT THE TOP ARE DOING NOT GETTING AHEAD WHILE THE
PEOPLE AT THE TOP ARE DOING
BETTER AND BETTER AND BETTER. PEOPLE AT THE TOP ARE DOING
BETTER AND BETTER AND BETTER.
EFFECT CHANGES IN THE BETTER AND BETTER AND BETTER.
EFFECT CHANGES IN THE
RULES OF THE GAME. THAT EFFECT CHANGES IN THE
RULES OF THE GAME. THAT
AFFECT THEM, THAT HELP THEM. RULES OF THE GAME. THAT
AFFECT THEM, THAT HELP THEM.
BUT HEARD EVERYBODY ELSE AFFECT THEM, THAT HELP THEM.
BUT HEARD EVERYBODY ELSE
AND I MEAN, YOU CAN SEE IT ALL BUT HEARD EVERYBODY ELSE
AND I MEAN, YOU CAN SEE IT ALL
AROUND. YOU LOOK, AND I MEAN, YOU CAN SEE IT ALL
AROUND. YOU LOOK,
WHAT‘S HAPPENED TO LABOR AROUND. YOU LOOK,
WHAT‘S HAPPENED TO LABOR
UNIONS? I MEAN, WHAT‘S HAPPENED TO LABOR
UNIONS? I MEAN,
LABOR HAS, YOU KNOW, USED TO UNIONS? I MEAN,
LABOR HAS, YOU KNOW, USED TO
BE, LABOR HAS, YOU KNOW, USED TO
BE,
WE USED TO BE MORE THAN A BE,
WE USED TO BE MORE THAN A
THIRD OF ALL AMERICANS IN THE WE USED TO BE MORE THAN A
THIRD OF ALL AMERICANS IN THE
PRIVATE SECTOR THIRD OF ALL AMERICANS IN THE
PRIVATE SECTOR
WORKERS PRIVATE SECTOR
WORKERS
BELONG TO A LABOR UNION. THEY WORKERS
BELONG TO A LABOR UNION. THEY
HAD A LOT OF POWER. THEY BELONG TO A LABOR UNION. THEY
HAD A LOT OF POWER. THEY
THEY THEY WERE ABLE TO EXERT HAD A LOT OF POWER. THEY
THEY THEY WERE ABLE TO EXERT
THAT POWER TO RAISE WAGES THEY THEY WERE ABLE TO EXERT
THAT POWER TO RAISE WAGES
TODAY THAT POWER TO RAISE WAGES
TODAY
6% 6% TODAY
6% 6%
OF WORKERS IN THE PRIVATE 6% 6%
OF WORKERS IN THE PRIVATE
SECTOR ARE UNIONIZED OF WORKERS IN THE PRIVATE
SECTOR ARE UNIONIZED
BECAUSE THERE HAS BEEN SO MUCH SECTOR ARE UNIONIZED
BECAUSE THERE HAS BEEN SO MUCH
UNION-BUSTING AND THE LAWS BECAUSE THERE HAS BEEN SO MUCH
UNION-BUSTING AND THE LAWS
HAVE ACTUALLY UNION-BUSTING AND THE LAWS
HAVE ACTUALLY
CHANGED OVER THE LAST HAVE ACTUALLY
CHANGED OVER THE LAST
30 YEARS CHANGED OVER THE LAST
30 YEARS
TO ALLOW 30 YEARS
TO ALLOW
CORPORATIONS TO TO ALLOW
CORPORATIONS TO
YOU THAT KIND OF CORPORATIONS TO
YOU THAT KIND OF
UNION-BUSTING? WELL, THAT‘S YOU THAT KIND OF
UNION-BUSTING? WELL, THAT‘S
JUST ONE EXAMPLE. UNION-BUSTING? WELL, THAT‘S
JUST ONE EXAMPLE.
LOOK AT MONOPOLIZATION, JUST ONE EXAMPLE.
LOOK AT MONOPOLIZATION,
YOU KNOW, LOOK AT MONOPOLIZATION,
YOU KNOW,
IS THERE LENA ALL ACROSS YOU KNOW,
IS THERE LENA ALL ACROSS
AMERICA? IS THERE LENA ALL ACROSS
AMERICA?
YOU FIND A BIG. BIG AMERICA?
YOU FIND A BIG. BIG
COMPANIES ARE MONOPOLIZING YOU FIND A BIG. BIG
COMPANIES ARE MONOPOLIZING
AND WAYS THAT THE ANTITRUST COMPANIES ARE MONOPOLIZING
AND WAYS THAT THE ANTITRUST
LAWS OF THIS COUNTRY, NEVER AND WAYS THAT THE ANTITRUST
LAWS OF THIS COUNTRY, NEVER
USED TO ALLOW. LAWS OF THIS COUNTRY, NEVER
USED TO ALLOW.
WELL, WHY IS THE HAS THAT USED TO ALLOW.
WELL, WHY IS THE HAS THAT
CHANGED? WELL, WHY IS THE HAS THAT
CHANGED?
BECAUSE YOU HAVE HUGE CHANGED?
BECAUSE YOU HAVE HUGE
POWER WORTH BOTH FROM BECAUSE YOU HAVE HUGE
POWER WORTH BOTH FROM
CORPORATIONS, POWER WORTH BOTH FROM
CORPORATIONS,
AND FROM THESE, CORPORATIONS,
AND FROM THESE,
LET‘S CALL THEM WHAT THEY ARE AND FROM THESE,
LET‘S CALL THEM WHAT THEY ARE
OLEG ARCS. LET‘S CALL THEM WHAT THEY ARE
OLEG ARCS.
IN TERMS OF HOW TO OLEG ARCS.
IN TERMS OF HOW TO
PREVENT IN TERMS OF HOW TO
PREVENT
THE CONTINUING SLIDE PREVENT
THE CONTINUING SLIDE
TOWARDS OUR TAKASHI. I THINK THE CONTINUING SLIDE
TOWARDS OUR TAKASHI. I THINK
MALCOLM NANCE, AND HIS BOOK TOWARDS OUR TAKASHI. I THINK
MALCOLM NANCE, AND HIS BOOK
CALLED, YOU KNOW, MALCOLM NANCE, AND HIS BOOK
CALLED, YOU KNOW,
AMERICA BECOMING CALLED, YOU KNOW,
AMERICA BECOMING
AND A PART OF THE AXIS OF AMERICA BECOMING
AND A PART OF THE AXIS OF
OUR AND A PART OF THE AXIS OF
OUR
THA COURSE. HE‘S IN PUTIN‘S OUR
THA COURSE. HE‘S IN PUTIN‘S
VISION. THA COURSE. HE‘S IN PUTIN‘S
VISION.
HOW DO WE PREVENT IT FROM VISION.
HOW DO WE PREVENT IT FROM
GETTING WORSE? HOW DO WE PREVENT IT FROM
GETTING WORSE?
I MEAN, WHAT CAN THE PEOPLE GETTING WORSE?
I MEAN, WHAT CAN THE PEOPLE
DO I MEAN, WHAT CAN THE PEOPLE
DO
FRANKLY DO
FRANKLY
TO LIMIT THE OVER FRANKLY
TO LIMIT THE OVER
OUTSIZE POWER OF THESE TO LIMIT THE OVER
OUTSIZE POWER OF THESE
BILLIONAIRES OUTSIZE POWER OF THESE
BILLIONAIRES
AND BILLIONAIRES
AND
LET‘S JUST CALL THEM OLEG AND
LET‘S JUST CALL THEM OLEG
ARCS. I DON‘T KNOW WHY WE LET‘S JUST CALL THEM OLEG
ARCS. I DON‘T KNOW WHY WE
WHY WE USE TWO DIFFERENT ARCS. I DON‘T KNOW WHY WE
WHY WE USE TWO DIFFERENT
TERMS. WHY WE USE TWO DIFFERENT
TERMS.
WE‘RE TALKING ABOUT RUSSIAN TERMS.
WE‘RE TALKING ABOUT RUSSIAN
BILLIONAIRES VERSUS AMERICAN WE‘RE TALKING ABOUT RUSSIAN
BILLIONAIRES VERSUS AMERICAN
ONES. BUT BILLIONAIRES VERSUS AMERICAN
ONES. BUT
HOW DO WE PREVENT THESE ONES. BUT
HOW DO WE PREVENT THESE
OLIGARCHS HOW DO WE PREVENT THESE
OLIGARCHS
HERE FROM HAVING OUTSIZED OLIGARCHS
HERE FROM HAVING OUTSIZED
INFLUENCE IN DISMANTLING THE HERE FROM HAVING OUTSIZED
INFLUENCE IN DISMANTLING THE
DEMOCRACY AND OUR SLIDE INFLUENCE IN DISMANTLING THE
DEMOCRACY AND OUR SLIDE
TOWARDS DEMOCRACY AND OUR SLIDE
TOWARDS
AUTHORITARIANISM ALLAH, TOWARDS
AUTHORITARIANISM ALLAH,
RUSSIA. AUTHORITARIANISM ALLAH,
RUSSIA.
WELL WE CAME. RUSSIA.
WELL WE CAME.
YOU KNOW, DURING THE WELL WE CAME.
YOU KNOW, DURING THE
2020 ELECTION, BOTH ELIZABETH YOU KNOW, DURING THE
2020 ELECTION, BOTH ELIZABETH
WARREN AND BERNIE SANDERS 2020 ELECTION, BOTH ELIZABETH
WARREN AND BERNIE SANDERS
BOTH PROPOSED WEALTH TAXES WARREN AND BERNIE SANDERS
BOTH PROPOSED WEALTH TAXES
THAT IS TAXES ON BOTH PROPOSED WEALTH TAXES
THAT IS TAXES ON
THE ULTRA BILLIONAIRE‘S. THE THAT IS TAXES ON
THE ULTRA BILLIONAIRE‘S. THE
OLIGARCHS. THE ULTRA BILLIONAIRE‘S. THE
OLIGARCHS.
THAT WOULD NOT ONLY PAY FOR A OLIGARCHS.
THAT WOULD NOT ONLY PAY FOR A
LOT OF THINGS WE NEED TO DO IN THAT WOULD NOT ONLY PAY FOR A
LOT OF THINGS WE NEED TO DO IN
THIS COUNTRY, LOT OF THINGS WE NEED TO DO IN
THIS COUNTRY,
BUT ALSO THIS COUNTRY,
BUT ALSO
REDUCE THAT POWER BUT ALSO
REDUCE THAT POWER
THAT COMES WITH GREAT WEALTH. REDUCE THAT POWER
THAT COMES WITH GREAT WEALTH.
WE COULD DO THAT. I MEAN, THAT COMES WITH GREAT WEALTH.
WE COULD DO THAT. I MEAN,
ESSENTIALLY THOSE IDEAS WE COULD DO THAT. I MEAN,
ESSENTIALLY THOSE IDEAS
HAVE DIED. ESSENTIALLY THOSE IDEAS
HAVE DIED.
WHY HAVE THEY DIED? PARTLY? HAVE DIED.
WHY HAVE THEY DIED? PARTLY?
BECAUSE OF WHY HAVE THEY DIED? PARTLY?
BECAUSE OF
THE POWER OF BECAUSE OF
THE POWER OF
ER, OF THE OILIGARCHS, THE POWER OF
ER, OF THE OILIGARCHS,
YOU KNOW, SEE THERE AS EARLY ER, OF THE OILIGARCHS,
YOU KNOW, SEE THERE AS EARLY
AS WHERE WE GET INTO THE YOU KNOW, SEE THERE AS EARLY
AS WHERE WE GET INTO THE
THE KIND OF VICIOUS CYCLE. AS WHERE WE GET INTO THE
THE KIND OF VICIOUS CYCLE.
THE MORE POWER AND THE KIND OF VICIOUS CYCLE.
THE MORE POWER AND
MORE WEALTH. YOU SEE, AT THE THE MORE POWER AND
MORE WEALTH. YOU SEE, AT THE
TOP, THE MORE DIFFICULT IT MORE WEALTH. YOU SEE, AT THE
TOP, THE MORE DIFFICULT IT
IS TO COME UP WITH TOP, THE MORE DIFFICULT IT
IS TO COME UP WITH
ANY KIND OF IS TO COME UP WITH
ANY KIND OF
TAXES, OR ANY KIND OF REFORMS ANY KIND OF
TAXES, OR ANY KIND OF REFORMS
EVEN CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM. TAXES, OR ANY KIND OF REFORMS
EVEN CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM.
THAT WILL PREVENT THAT EVEN CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM.
THAT WILL PREVENT THAT
WEALTH FROM HAVING THE POWER THAT WILL PREVENT THAT
WEALTH FROM HAVING THE POWER
THAT GENERATES EVEN MORE WEALTH FROM HAVING THE POWER
THAT GENERATES EVEN MORE
WEALTH, BUT WE HAVE TO DO IT. THAT GENERATES EVEN MORE
WEALTH, BUT WE HAVE TO DO IT.
WE CAN‘T GIVE UP. WEALTH, BUT WE HAVE TO DO IT.
WE CAN‘T GIVE UP.
I MEAN WE CAN SEE WE CAN‘T GIVE UP.
I MEAN WE CAN SEE
THE I MEAN WE CAN SEE
THE
DANGERS. THE
DANGERS.
IN DANGERS.
IN
AUTOCRACY, WE CAN T SEE THE IN
AUTOCRACY, WE CAN T SEE THE
DANGERS ABROAD. IF THERE‘S AUTOCRACY, WE CAN T SEE THE
DANGERS ABROAD. IF THERE‘S
ANYTHING WE ARE LEARNING FROM DANGERS ABROAD. IF THERE‘S
ANYTHING WE ARE LEARNING FROM
WHAT‘S HAPPENING IN RUSSIA, ANYTHING WE ARE LEARNING FROM
WHAT‘S HAPPENING IN RUSSIA,
BUT WHAT WE SEE AROUND THE WHAT‘S HAPPENING IN RUSSIA,
BUT WHAT WE SEE AROUND THE
WORLD BUT WHAT WE SEE AROUND THE
WORLD
IS THAT WE WORLD
IS THAT WE
DEMOCRACY IS PRECIOUS. WE HAVE IS THAT WE
DEMOCRACY IS PRECIOUS. WE HAVE
TO HOLD DEMOCRACY IS PRECIOUS. WE HAVE
TO HOLD
ON TO IT. IT IS OUR MOST TO HOLD
ON TO IT. IT IS OUR MOST
PRECIOUS LEGACY. ON TO IT. IT IS OUR MOST
PRECIOUS LEGACY.
WE‘VE GOT TO DO WHATEVER WE PRECIOUS LEGACY.
WE‘VE GOT TO DO WHATEVER WE
CAN TO MAKE SURE THAT WE‘VE GOT TO DO WHATEVER WE
CAN TO MAKE SURE THAT
IT IS CAN TO MAKE SURE THAT
IT IS
SUSTAINED. IT IS
SUSTAINED.
DEMOCRACY IS PRECIOUS. SUSTAINED.
DEMOCRACY IS PRECIOUS.
THAT‘S A REALLY GOOD POINT TO DEMOCRACY IS PRECIOUS.
THAT‘S A REALLY GOOD POINT TO
END ON ROBERT RICE. THANK YOU THAT‘S A REALLY GOOD POINT TO
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SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE AND END ON ROBERT RICE. THANK YOU
SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE AND
HELPING US SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE AND
HELPING US
UNDERSTAND THESE CONNECTIONS. HELPING US
UNDERSTAND THESE CONNECTIONS.
IT‘S SO IMPORTANT IN MOMENTS UNDERSTAND THESE CONNECTIONS.
IT‘S SO IMPORTANT IN MOMENTS
LIKE THIS IT‘S SO IMPORTANT IN MOMENTS
LIKE THIS
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