John Cassidy

Well, I think what's happened is, you know, capitalism itself has, you know, put its worst face forward in the last 20 or 30 years through capitalism. The growth of huge monopolies, which seem completely beyond any public control or accountability.

Well, I think what's happened is, you know, capitalism itself has, you know, put its worst face forward in the last 20 or 30 years through capitalism. The growth of huge monopolies, which seem completely beyond any public control or accountability.

And young people, they look through the capitalism and the economy through the prism of environmentalism now in a way that they didn't in our generation.

And young people, they look through the capitalism and the economy through the prism of environmentalism now in a way that they didn't in our generation.

And young people, they look through the capitalism and the economy through the prism of environmentalism now in a way that they didn't in our generation.

Bernie always calls himself a socialist. But his view of socialism, unless I'm very much mistaken, I've interviewed him a lot of times, I haven't seen him recommending socialism. of the means of production, what Bernie's in favor of, higher taxes on the rich, control over monopolies, public health care, public education. That to me is Keynesian social democracy in the European context anyway.

Bernie always calls himself a socialist. But his view of socialism, unless I'm very much mistaken, I've interviewed him a lot of times, I haven't seen him recommending socialism. of the means of production, what Bernie's in favor of, higher taxes on the rich, control over monopolies, public health care, public education. That to me is Keynesian social democracy in the European context anyway.

Bernie always calls himself a socialist. But his view of socialism, unless I'm very much mistaken, I've interviewed him a lot of times, I haven't seen him recommending socialism. of the means of production, what Bernie's in favor of, higher taxes on the rich, control over monopolies, public health care, public education. That to me is Keynesian social democracy in the European context anyway.

But in the US, there's always been such a sort of mythology surrounding the... The free market and the sort of small businessman.

But in the US, there's always been such a sort of mythology surrounding the... The free market and the sort of small businessman.

But in the US, there's always been such a sort of mythology surrounding the... The free market and the sort of small businessman.

To some extent, the American economy for a long time did live up to that. There was the idea in the U.S. there was more social mobility in the U.S. than there was in Europe. And people really did think that with hard work they could get ahead and do well for themselves. I remember when I first came to the U.S.

To some extent, the American economy for a long time did live up to that. There was the idea in the U.S. there was more social mobility in the U.S. than there was in Europe. And people really did think that with hard work they could get ahead and do well for themselves. I remember when I first came to the U.S.

To some extent, the American economy for a long time did live up to that. There was the idea in the U.S. there was more social mobility in the U.S. than there was in Europe. And people really did think that with hard work they could get ahead and do well for themselves. I remember when I first came to the U.S.

and I realized that quite a lot of sort of working class, what you'd call middle class people, have second homes. There were all these modest cottages out in Montauk where – What I would call working class people went for the summer. Now, of course, they can't afford it now, but now we're talking 40, 30, 40 years ago.

and I realized that quite a lot of sort of working class, what you'd call middle class people, have second homes. There were all these modest cottages out in Montauk where – What I would call working class people went for the summer. Now, of course, they can't afford it now, but now we're talking 40, 30, 40 years ago.

and I realized that quite a lot of sort of working class, what you'd call middle class people, have second homes. There were all these modest cottages out in Montauk where – What I would call working class people went for the summer. Now, of course, they can't afford it now, but now we're talking 40, 30, 40 years ago.

So I think, you know, there was some material basis for the American idea that, you know, there was American exceptionalism. This was a land of opportunity. And obviously a lot of people still believe that, especially a lot of immigrants. The more cynical sort of leftist take on it would be that, well, of course, because it's always been manufactured consent.

So I think, you know, there was some material basis for the American idea that, you know, there was American exceptionalism. This was a land of opportunity. And obviously a lot of people still believe that, especially a lot of immigrants. The more cynical sort of leftist take on it would be that, well, of course, because it's always been manufactured consent.

So I think, you know, there was some material basis for the American idea that, you know, there was American exceptionalism. This was a land of opportunity. And obviously a lot of people still believe that, especially a lot of immigrants. The more cynical sort of leftist take on it would be that, well, of course, because it's always been manufactured consent.