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(Pefectly Legal)
David Cay Johnston explains why America’s tax code is a mess. He claims that the richest people within the top 1% of the country have rigged the tax laws in their favor. Then a discussion with Arlen Schumer on the Silver Age of comic book art, from 1956 to 1970. And graphic designer Chip Kidd on Japanese comic artist Osamu Tezuka’s eight-volume work, Buddha.
David Cay Johnston
David Cay Johnston began writing about taxes for the New York Times in 1995, and he’s won two Pulitzer Prizes for his investigative reporting. His new book is Perfectly Legal: The Covert Campaign to Rig Our Tax System to Benefit the Super Rich - and Cheat Everybody Else.
Music: Bang ...
Arlen Schumer
Arlen Schumer’s new book is The Silver Age of Comic Book Art.
Music: Dick Tracy Soundtrack composer Danny Elfman
Events: Arlen schumer Will be reading and signing books at Barnes and Noble Chelsea on Thursday February 12th at 7pm.
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