Joseph Stiglitz: what America's economy needs from Trump

Nov 14, 2016

An Albanian holds up a U.S. flag as President George W. Bush's motorcade passes through central Tirana central Tirana June 10, 2007. Bush said on Sunday the United Nations should grant independence quickly to the breakaway Serbian province of Kosovo, and if Russia continued to block it the West would act.REUTERS/Damir Sagolj (ALBANIA) - RTR1QNTJ

If Trump is serious about tackling inequality, he must rewrite the rules yet again. Image: REUTERS/Damir Sagolj

Joseph E. Stiglitz

Professor, Columbia University

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