2010s: The Left's Failure, The "Rigged System" & The Intrusion of Tech - with Fintan O'Toole

2010s: The Left's Failure, The "Rigged System" & The Intrusion of Tech - with Fintan O'Toole

As the 2010s dawned, it seemed the economic turmoil of the great recession would bring about social and political change. It did, but in unexpected ways, and increasingly under the warping influence of Big Tech. Hugh is joined by Irish Times columnist Fintan O'Toole to look back on a troubling decade.

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