Former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull and Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz join us to discuss the presidential election, the AUKUS deal and the right-wing media machine.

On this special episode of After America, recorded live at the State Library of New South Wales, Dr Emma Shortis is joined by Professor Joseph Stiglitz and the Hon Malcolm Turnbull AC to discuss the role of inequality in US politics and dealing with the Trump White House.

This discussion was recorded live on Monday 29 July 2024 and things may have changed since recording.

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Guest: Joseph Stiglitz, recipient of the Nobel Prize for Economics and Professor at Columbia University Business School // @JosephEStiglitz

Guest: Malcolm Turnbull, former Prime Minister of Australia // @TurnbullMalcolm

Host: Emma Shortis, Senior Research for International & Security Affairs, the Australia Institute // @EmmaShortis

Show notes:

The Road to Freedom: Economics and the Good Society by Joseph E Stiglitz (2024)

‘How the World Can Deal with Trump’ by Malcom Turnbull, Foreign Affairs (2024)

Theme music: Blue Dot Sessions

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