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Wednesday, October 15, 2014

AMERICA'S BROKEN DEMOCRACY EXPLAINED

It's really this simple ...

- Mark

Posted by Mark A. Martinez at 12:23 AM

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C-SPAN Interview: I introduce some of the stories and concepts from my book The Myth of the Free Market during this 2013 C-SPAN interview.

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