Kamala Harris and the New Democratic Economic Paradigm
In the wake of the Democratic National Convention, Nick and Goldy take a close look at how middle-out economics has become the new center of the Democratic Party's economic policies, championing a new...
3 Sep 202437min
Revisiting the Legacy of the Fight for $15 (with Yannet Lathrop and Dr. T. William Lester)
Over ten years ago, activists and civic leaders ignited the Fight for $15, a movement that was once seen as radical—even Forbes labeled Nick's support for a $15 minimum wage as “near-insane.” Today, t...
27 Aug 202448min
The Crisis of Democratic Capitalism (with Martin Wolf)
Martin Wolf, chief economics commentator at the Financial Times, joins Nick and Goldy to discuss his new book, "The Crisis of Democratic Capitalism." They explore the important-yet-fragile connection ...
20 Aug 202446min
How the Anti-Tax Movement Hijacked America (with Michael Graetz)
This week, Nick and Goldy are joined by Michael Graetz to discuss his new book, "The Power to Destroy: How the Anti-Tax Movement Hijacked America.” Graetz asserts that while the anti-tax movement is o...
13 Aug 202452min
2024 Summer Reading List
It’s Paul and Goldy’s summer reading list! In this week’s special episode, Civic Ventures Senior Fellow David “Goldy” Goldstein and Civic Ventures Writer Paul Constant recommend some of the hottest ne...
6 Aug 202432min
How Outsized Corporate Profits Raised Prices (with Lindsay Owens)
This week, Nick and Goldy are joined by Lindsay Owens, Executive Director of the Groundwork Collaborative, to discuss Groundwork’s recent reports on corporate profiteering and price gouging during and...
30 Jul 202438min
Connecting the dots on Biden's middle-out economic policies (with Heather Boushey)
This week Nick & Goldy are joined by Heather Boushey, Chief Economist for President Biden's Invest in America Cabinet, for a deep dive into the transformative economic policies of the Biden administra...
23 Jul 202446min
The Road to Freedom (with Joseph Stiglitz)
Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz joins Nick and Goldy to talk about his new book, "The Road to Freedom: Economics and the Good Society.” Stiglitz challenges the orthodox economic theories...
16 Jul 202448min
