It Could Happen Here   /     How the State Created Elon Musk

Mia and James discuss how the neoliberal state created the markets that made Elon Musk the richest man alive and how the structure of global capitalism ensured his rise.

Sources:

https://escholarship.org/uc/item/0sg0782h

https://www.axios.com/2025/01/09/tesla-clean-credits-trump

https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/tesla-racked-up-greenhouse-emissions-credits-2023-other-automakers-lagged-2024-11-25/

https://www.aol.com/report-says-elon-musks-businesses-170042735.html?

https://archive.is/QyXuK

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-02-28/wealthy-americans-fuel-half-of-us-economy-consumer-spending

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