Downstream: The West Misunderstands Iran w/ Vali Nasr

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Downstream: You Will Rent Forever. Here’s Why. w/ Peter Apps

We live in times of crisis. But perhaps none of the crises affect so many people in the here and now, as the housing crisis. Solving it could provide the skeleton key to unlocking so many of society’s problems. Despite this, decades of successive governments in the UK have failed ...  Show more

Downstream: The Middle Class Will Collapse Unless We Tax the Rich w/ Gary Stevenson

The idea of a wealth tax has never been more popular in Britain, and while many have campaigned for it, none have done more to boost the demand than one man: Gary Stevenson. The former city trader first joined us on Downstream four years ago. A lot has changed since then. This we ...  Show more

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