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35. He's one of the he-men who silenced and marginalized Brooksley Born after she..

Mon Jun 22, 2026, 02:24 PM

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...predicted the derivatives crash a decade before it happened. She was hushed, marginalized, and silenced for it. Because they didn't think any woman would know what she was talking about when it came to the economy.

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