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The American Dream and Other Fairy Tales

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🏰 💰 Abigail Disney grapples with America’s profound inequality crisis, exploring systemic injustice through her family's story. Watch at home today. For more information go to americandreamdoc.com.

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The American Dream and Other Fairy Tales @americandreamdoc.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
We’ll be sharing highlights, clips, and convos from screenings across the UK this week. 📍 May 5 — The Conduit 📍 May 6 — @lsepublicpolicy.bsky.social 📍 May 10 — @kingscollege.bsky.social Follow @abigaildisney.bsky.social, stream globally, and watch us at home: buff.ly/fwTnnZa #AmeircanDreamDoc
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The American Dream and Other Fairy Tales @americandreamdoc.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
The American Dream has long been seen as a promise, but who does it actually serve? "The American Dream and Other Fairy Tales" screens across the UK this week w/ @abigaildisney.bsky.social Now available internationally on VOD. buff.ly/fwTnnZa #AmericanDreamDoc #Documentary #socialimpact
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Patriotic Millionaires @patrioticmillionaires.org · 21/01/2026
Our member @abigaildisney.bsky.social has a message for leaders at World Economic Forum in Davos: Extreme wealth threatens global stability and our shared future. That’s why Abby and nearly 400 millionaires from around the world signed our open letter calling on leaders to tax the super rich.
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Capital & Main @capitalandmain.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
A six-year legal battle between Disney and its workers ends with a massive payout. A California judge's approval of a $233 million settlement marks the final, official repudiation of Disney’s tactics in skirting a 2018 wage law known in Anaheim as Measure L. capitalandmain.com/when-workers...
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When Workers Unite, Even Disney Has to Listen
A six-year legal battle ends with a massive payout — and a reminder of what unions can achieve.
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The American Dream and Other Fairy Tales @americandreamdoc.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
✊✊✊ Read the latest from @capitalandmain.bsky.social about the campaign that won 50,000 Disneyland employees payouts for years of underpayment while working at the park! capitalandmain.com/when-workers...
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When Workers Unite, Even Disney Has to Listen
A six-year legal battle ends with a massive payout — and a reminder of what unions can achieve.
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Voices for Progress @voicesforprogress.org · 08/09/2025
ICYMI: @abigaildisney.bsky.social in the @nytopinion.nytimes.com — Disney parks & Trump’s tax plan have one thing in common: catering to the ultrawealthy at the expense of the middle class. #TrumpTaxScam #EconomicJustice
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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
Nearly 70% of Americans now believe the American dream doesn't hold true or never did, the highest in 15 years of polling on this topic. www.wsj.com/economy/wsj-...
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Exclusive | Americans Lose Faith That Hard Work Leads to Economic Gains, WSJ-NORC Poll Finds
Trump is contending with a disconnect between the nation’s sour outlook and traditional measures showing a robust economy.
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The American Dream and Other Fairy Tales @americandreamdoc.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
This year, make it a Workers' Labor Day! #workerslaborday workerslaborday.org
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Workers' Labor Day
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Abigail Disney @abigaildisney.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
"Death & Taxes" takes a highly personal approach to addressing inequality in America—the relationship between a father and a son. @deathandtaxesfilm.bsky.social Don't miss this powerful new film opening this weekend in NYC and next week in LA! Learn more at www.deathandtaxesfilm.com.
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The Chronicle of Philanthropy @chronphilanthropy.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
The last six months have delivered a series of blows to nonprofits and foundations — steep federal funding cuts; attacks on diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts; threats to organizations’ tax-exempt status; and more. phlnthrp.com/40BZbT1
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The Fight to Protect the Social Sector
The lawyers, grant makers, policy wonks, faith leaders, organizers, fundraisers, philanthropists, and advocates making a difference. Plus, see the rest of our <a href="https://www.philanthropy.com/iss...
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Institute for Policy Studies @ips-dc.org · 27/06/2025
NEW: CEO pay has ballooned from 42x the average worker’s pay in 1980 to an outrageous 538x today, IPS @inequality.org researchers found. Wealth isn't trickling down, it's being vacuumed up. There's a clear solution, says heiress @abigaildisney.bsky.social in @newrepublic.com: Tax people like her.
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The Rich Should Be Paying More—and Yes, That Means Me
The last 50 years have been a sickening catastrophe for the working class and have created another class of people who really do think they’re better than everyone else. There is an obvious cure for t...
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The American Dream and Other Fairy Tales @americandreamdoc.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
ICYMI, here is the @newrepublic.com panel featuring @abigaildisney.bsky.social, ‪‬ @timothynoah.bsky.social, and @joeconason.bsky.social. Moderated by @mjtoma.bsky.social. www.youtube.com/watch?v=4v06...
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Where the Money Is: America’s obscene wealth gap
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 23/06/2025
Privilege isn’t the problem in and of itself; it’s only positional. The problem is extreme wealth, inherited or earned, curdles quickly into entitlement. And when entitlement is widely distributed among the very powerful, it becomes everybody’s problem. trib.al/ITBKeXx
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The Rich Should Be Paying More—and Yes, That Means Me
The last 50 years have been a sickening catastrophe for the working class and have created another class of people who really do think they’re better than everyone else. There is an obvious cure for their unearned sense of entitlement.
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Abigail Disney @abigaildisney.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
Read my latest essay for the @newrepublic.com - out today! newrepublic.com/article/1961...
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The Rich Should Be Paying More—and Yes, That Means Me
The last 50 years have been a sickening catastrophe for the working class and have created another class of people who really do think they’re better than everyone else. There is an obvious cure for t...
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Patriotic Millionaires @patrioticmillionaires.org · 27/05/2025
In a new piece for The New Yorker, @eosnos.bsky.social spotlights the blatant pay-to-play schemes of the Trump administration. Evan joined us at our conference in April, and we’re honored he highlighted our work as staunch opponents to Trump’s politics of plunder. www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
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Donald Trump’s Politics of Plunder
The greed of the new Administration has galvanized America’s aspiring oligarchs—and their opponents.
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The Chronicle of Philanthropy @chronphilanthropy.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
Philanthropist Abigail Disney urged donors and the leaders of major foundations and nonprofits to be braver with their giving in the face of funding freezes and cuts by the Trump administration and said when people act courageously, it encourages others to do the same. phlnthrp.com/4j8czET
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Abigail Disney Urges Donors to Be Braver About Giving
Donors and the leaders of major foundations and nonprofits should be willing to shoulder more risk, she says, especially at a time when more are fearful about speaking their minds.
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The American Dream and Other Fairy Tales @americandreamdoc.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
“Courage is working through fear, in spite of fear. I’ve never had a moment in my life when I wasn’t fearful. The trick is to hold on to your values through fear.”
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Abigail Disney urges donors to be braver about their giving and shouldering more risk
Activist and philanthropist Abigail Disney urged donors and the leaders of major foundations and nonprofits to be braver with their giving, especially at a time when more are fearful about speaking th...
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Dawn Wolfe @drwolfe.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
Yes, the rich are different, but lucky the rest of us they're not all alike. For @insidephilanthropy.com here's a look at 8 orgs by/for rich people working to dismantle their own privilege. #philanthropy #taxtherich @ewdinstitute.bsky.social @solidaire.bsky.social @patrioticmillionaires.org
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8 Organizations of Rich People Determined to Dismantle Their Own Privilege
While vilifying the very wealthy is easy to do and often justified, “the rich” aren’t a monolith. Here’s a look at organizations by and for wealthy people dedicated to combating economic inequality.
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AFL-CIO @aflcio.org · 01/05/2025
This #MayDay, America’s unions have some demands.
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AFL-CIO @aflcio.org · 01/05/2025
On International Workers’ Day, America’s unions celebrate the strength and solidarity of the labor movement and recommit to building worker power and justice around the world. Solidarity forever! ✊ #MayDay
Our solidarity is our strength. May Day 2025 | AFL-CIO
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Sara Nelson @flyingwithsara.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
Happy May Day to the Working Class around the world. Great to receive this text from a union leader on the other side of the pond.
Picture of text message that reads: “Happy May Day!!! Sending love and solidarity always❤️✊🏽 saw that May Day is being marked today in the US- yey to reviving our movement’s history and culture!”
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Actors' Equity Association @actorsequity.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
May Day is an annual international commemoration celebrating the rights of workers. Today, we join workers across the country who are taking to the streets to stand up to the billionaires attacking our jobs and our communities. In NYC? Join us! mobilize.us/nysaflcio/ev...
Artwork of a cardboard fist in many shades in honor of May Day 2025. The Actors' Equity logo is also visible.
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UNITE HERE @unitehere.org · 01/05/2025
This International Workers Day comes amidst unprecedented attacks on our movement, but UNITE HERE is in the streets across North America with our allies marching, rallying, and picketing.
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The American Dream and Other Fairy Tales @americandreamdoc.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
Tonight in Irvine! Join @abigaildisney.bsky.social for a free screening and panel discussion presented by the UC Irvine Labor Center and Urban Planning & Public Policy Department. Free and open to the public. RSVP to attend. socialecology.uci.edu/event/americ...
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The American Dream and Other Fairy Tales @americandreamdoc.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
This Monday, April 21st! Join us for a screening and panel discussion presented by the UC Irvine Labor Center and Urban Planning & Public Policy Department at the UCI School of Social Ecology. Free and open to the public with RSVP. socialecology.uci.edu/event/americ...
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The American Dream and Other Fairy Tales @americandreamdoc.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
Upcoming Screening! Join us in Irvine next Monday, April 21st @ 5:30 for a free screening and panel discussion with @abigaildisney.bsky.social and Artemis Bell in person! Presented by the UC Irvine Labor Center at the UCI School of Social Ecology. socialecology.uci.edu/event/americ...
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 07/04/2025
Nancy MacLean of Duke details the throughline that runs all the way from the Confederacy to Trumpism
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 07/04/2025
I'll be tweeting clips from @patrioticmillionaires.org's "How to Beat the Broligarchs" event this morning in this thread as part of my partnership with @snapstream.com. Follow along!
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Patriotic Millionaires @patrioticmillionaires.org · 07/04/2025
"This economy should be judged on how well it takes care of people, not on how many billionaires it prints in a calendar day. Every great country starts with a great economy." Our founder Erica Payne saying what we all need to hear. Join us LIVE here: patrioticmillionaires.org/conferences/
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The American Dream and Other Fairy Tales @americandreamdoc.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
“I am of the belief that every billionaire who can’t live on $999m is kind of a sociopath...It’s a strange way to live when you have objectively more money than a person can spend.” Read a profile of @abigaildisney.bsky.social in @theguardian.com today!
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Abigail Disney: ‘Every billionaire who can’t live on $999m is kind of a sociopath’
She is one of the heirs to the Walt Disney fortune – and has long argued for rich people like her to pay more tax. Now she is working out how best to meet the challenge of Trump, Musk and the politics...
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Abigail Disney @abigaildisney.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
We can't fight against rising authoritarianism alone. Join Patriotic Millionaires for its virtual event “How to Beat the Broligarchs: An Expert Town Hall” on how reforming our tax system is the key to saving democracy. Monday, April 7th | 9 AM–12 PM ET 🔗 patrioticmillionaires.org/conferences
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Patriotic Millionaires @patrioticmillionaires.org · 01/04/2025
No, this is not a prank. Yes, we really want you to tax our millionaire members. And yes, we really want you to join us for our virtual Town Hall event (less than one week from today!): patrioticmillionaires.org/conferences/
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
The concentration of wealth in the hands of an elite few isn't just bad for our economy. It's corrosive to our democracy. When the wealthy and well-connected control our political system, the American people don't have a voice. The result? Demagoguery and corruption.
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Michael Podhorzer @mikepod.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
Trump’s executive order canceling federal workers’ union contracts isn't just anti-labor—it's an authoritarian move, like attacks on media & courts. History proves dismantling unions is core to consolidating authoritarian power. We can't overlook this. (Thread) bit.ly/4lpwEcv
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Oligarchs Understand Power. Do We?
Unions make us strong.
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IATSE // #IASolidarity @iatse.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
Once a union buster, always a union buster! We condemn Trump’s EO attacking 700k+ federal workers’ rights. A 70% supermajority of Americans support labor. Unions won’t be silenced. We won’t back down, and we aren’t going anywhere! iatse.net/iatse-on-exe...
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IATSE on Executive Order Attacking Federal Workers’ Labor Rights: ‘Once a union buster, always a union buster.’ - IATSE
The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) condemns the Trump administration’s executive order stripping ~700,000 federal workers of their right to join together and collectively...
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AFL-CIO @aflcio.org · 25/03/2025
An #EqualPayDay reminder that it is completely legal to discuss your wages with your coworkers. Talk about your salaries and demand fair AND equal pay ✊
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The American Dream and Other Fairy Tales @americandreamdoc.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
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Disney Shareholders Overwhelmingly Reject Proposal to Sever Ties With LGBTQ Rights Group at Annual Meeting
Disney investors rejected a proposal that the company end its participation in an LGBTQ rights organization's corporate equality ratings program.
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Patriotic Millionaires @patrioticmillionaires.org · 10/03/2025
“I have seen the way wealth erodes character, the way it saps empathy out of even the most well-meaning people..." Our Member @abigaildisney.bsky.social at the Vatican last month as part of a dialogue about international tax justice and the threat that extreme wealth concentration poses worldwide.
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The American Dream and Other Fairy Tales @americandreamdoc.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
We hear the theme of last night’s speech was “The Renewal of the American Dream.” We were so concerned about the state of the American Dream, we made a film about it… Watch it at home today. americandreamdoc.com/watch-at-home/
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The American Dream and Other Fairy Tales @americandreamdoc.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
Earlier this month, @abigaildisney.bsky.social joined @icrict.bsky.social and the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences for their inaugural event "Tax Justice and Solidarity: Towards an Inclusive Sustainable Common Home." Watch her full speech from the Vatican now! #TaxThePower
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Patriotic Millionaire Abigail Disney at "Tax Justice and Solidarity" Event at Vatican
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Patriotic Millionaires @patrioticmillionaires.org · 26/02/2025
Earlier this month, Patriotic Millionaire @abigaildisney.bsky.social joined world leaders, economists, and changemakers at the Vatican to discuss the urgent need for international tax reform.⁣ #taxtherich
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Patriotic Millionaires @patrioticmillionaires.org · 24/02/2025
As Walt Disney World and Disneyland plan to roll out real time surge pricing, condemning visitors to constantly fluctuating admission costs, this is yet another example of corporate greed, enriching shareholders at the cost of consumers.
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Disney sparks backlash with new 'surge pricing': 'Have they no shame'
The move - which experts say will be rolled out in the next few months - mirrors airline pricing.
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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
Disney is reportedly on the verge of implementing surge pricing. Under the plan park prices will fluctuate in real-time based on demand. As early as next month there could be no set price for a ticket — the only way to check prices will be to try to buy one in the moment.
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Maria Ron Balsera @mariaronbalsera.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
Great presentation by @abigaildisney.bsky.social debunking the American dream & the supposed meritocracy of billionaires. She calls for #TaxTheRich #TaxThePower to reduce inequality & oligarchy @patrioticmillionaires.org @icrict.bsky.social
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The American Dream and Other Fairy Tales @americandreamdoc.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
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Disney scales back content warnings on classic films amid DEI shift
Classic films including “Dumbo” and “Peter Pan” will no longer autoplay warnings about racial stereotypes. It comes as Trump cracks down on diversity initiatives.
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Patriotic Millionaires UK @patmillsuk.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
An incredibly important speech from @patrioticmillionaires.org member @abigaildisney.bsky.social during the @icrict.bsky.social #TaxJustice workshop at The Vatican, attended by global leaders and economists. Watch live and replay Abigail’s compelling speech here: www.youtube.com/live/qvkR9RJ...
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ICRICT @icrict.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
🚨#TaxJustice at the Vatican🚨 The global tax system is biased in favour of the ultra-rich and mega-corporations. @abigaildisney.bsky.social of @patrioticmillionaires.org is joining @pontifex-es.bsky.social's historic call to #TaxThePower. 🗓️Feb 13 ⏰8:30 AM CET 📺Tune in LIVE: youtube.com/@CasinaPioIV
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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
BREAKING: Collective bargaining powers for public workers in Wisconsin have been restored by a judge's ruling. Judge Jacob Frost ruled that certain sections of Scott Walker's notorious Act 10 are no longer enforceable. spectrumnews1.com/wi/milwaukee...
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Dane County judge strikes down Act 10
Judge Jacob Frost ruled that certain sections of the law were unconstitutional.
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The American Dream and Other Fairy Tales @americandreamdoc.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
“The society we've landed at after 50 years of focusing on being a highly individuated society is kind of a dumb, fractured, angry one because there's a moral, spiritual, and emotional poverty in the idea that we're all in this on our own.” www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOXC...
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Abigail Disney Interview: Disney Heir on Legacy, Family, and Reimagining Capitalism | The Thread
YouTube video by Life Stories
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