Big business profits prompt call for windfall taxes

A new report issued by Oxfam and ActionAid analyzed earnings of top corporations, revealing larger-than-usual profits over the past two years as people worldwide struggled through a cost-of-living crisis. Host Marco Werman speaks with William Lazonick, professor of economics emeritus at the University of Massachusetts, about the report’s findings.

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