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Jun 15, 2022 David Sirota
On this week’s Lever Time, a leading economist explains how the Fed’s effort to combat inflation could harm millions of workers.
Fed Chair Jerome Powell on Inflation

On this week’s Lever Time, host David Sirota is joined by The Lever’s Julia Rock and Roosevelt Institute economist JW Mason for a deep dive into the Federal Reserve’s move to address inflation by trying to crush workers’ wages. Mason argues that such a decision isn’t dispassionate, but instead a highly ideological move that sides with the wealthy and corporations. He also reviews alternative ways to combat inflation that would shield workers from the most acute pain.  

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