The mega-wealthy have gained hundreds of billions of dollars in wealth since the beginning of the pandemic. Their wealth has increased by around 12%. At the same time, people have lost their jobs en masse and were given a measly one-time $1,200 check. Lee opens the show with this illustration of America’s out-of-control inequality problem. The US’ ruling class can’t decide who its new enemies are, but they seem to be triangulating on China; Lee discusses the US charging Chinese corporation Huawei with racketeering. He also looks at the mainstream media’s manufacturing of consent, Fox’s direct connection to the White House, and more.
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