Thea Lee

Policy Director and Chief Economist, AFL-CIO

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Policy director and chief international economist for the AFL-CIO, and co-author of A Field Guide to the Global Economy

 

Thea Lee on KCRW

Under eight years of a Democratic administration, the US economy thrived. Eight years of the Republicans have led to the brink of another Depression.

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