Ralph Nader's Capitalism
"The only true aging is the erosion of one's ideals," says Ralph Nader, the former third-party presidential candidate who just turned 90 after more than 60 years of consumer advocacy and fighting for ...
11 Apr 202448min
The New Business Of News, with Ben Smith
Given the recent mass layoffs, acceleration of media consolidation, continued decline of local journalism, and rapid uptake of generative AI, the news industry—fundamental to institutional accountabil...
28 Mar 202449min
Poverty in America: Terrible Scourge or a Measurement Error?
Perhaps the biggest evidence that capitalism in America doesn’t work, at least not for everyone, is growing income inequality and the persistence of poverty. But what is the current state of poverty a...
14 Mar 202448min
When a Few Financial Institutions Control Everything, with John Coates
In his recent book, "The Problem of Twelve: When a Few Financial Institutions Control Everything," Harvard law professor John Coates sheds light on the secrecy, lack of public accountability, concentr...
29 Feb 202449min
Is Short Selling Dead? With Jim Chanos
The Wall Street Journal wrote that “Wall Street's best-known bear is going into hibernation" after the legendary short seller Jim Chanos announced he would close his main hedge funds late last year, i...
15 Feb 202450min
Manufacturing Influence, with Emily Hund
According to the latest industry statistics, the global influencer economy grew from $1.7 billion in 2016 to $21.1 billion in 2023 — and it's only expected to grow exponentially from here with advance...
1 Feb 202443min
The Capitalisn't of Banking, with Anat Admati
It's been nearly 16 years since the federal government bailed out Wall Street to the tune of $700 billion in response to the financial crisis that precipitated the Great Recession. The idea that the p...
18 Jan 202438min
Ask Luigi Zingales Anything
After two seasons and 163 episodes, Capitalisn’t hosted its first-ever live event late last year. As part of the University of Chicago Podcast Festival, co-host Luigi Zingales fielded questions from t...
4 Jan 20241h 4min
