Youngme, Felix, and Mihir debate two of the dramatic and controversial tax ideas being proposed by Democrats (a 70% marginal income tax rate and a 2% wealth tax), before discussing the trend among brands like Gillette, Nike, and Pepsi to launch “woke” advertising campaigns. They also offer their After Hours picks for the week.

Some recent picks:

Money Heist (Netflix)
Mark Burnett profile in The New Yorker (by Patrick Radden Keefe)
Cooking by Ear (Podcast)
Salt Fat Acid Heat (Netflix)
Turing Tumble (toy)

You can email your comments and ideas for future episodes to: harvardafterhours@gmail.com. You can follow Youngme and Mihir on Twitter at: @YoungmeMoon and @DesaiMihirA.

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Taxing the Rich, and the “Woke” Advertising Trend