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BONUS: Protecting The Federal Reserve’s Independence (With Nathan Tankus)
This week on Lever Time, David Sirota spoke with two provocative economic thinkers about what is really at stake in the battle between President Donald Trump and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell over who should control the country’s central banking system — and how this clash affects millions of Americans. As part of the episode, we featured two perspectives: one against the Federal Reserve’s independence and one in defence of it.
As thanks for being a premium subscriber, we’re giving you the full unedited audio of both arguments.
In this interview, Nathan Tankus, president of Notes on the Crises, argues that Trump ending Federal Reserve independence is a dangerous example of the president’s larger plan to consolidate power within the executive branch.
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