Ben Waterhouse on the Dream and Reality of Self Employment
One recent study found that 81% of businesses in the United States have zero employees. That is, they are run by sole proprietors, working for and by themselves, The ideal of self-employment has becom...
2 Apr 202439min
Brent Cebul on Business, Inequality, and American Liberalism
Most scholars would date the origins of neoliberalism to the 1970s, when a range of crises gave rise to new forms of market-oriented governance. But Brent Cebul, our guest on this month's episode, arg...
5 Mars 202445min
Tim Keogh on Suburban Poverty and the Roots of Postwar Inequality
In 2022, roughly one in 10 suburban residents lived in poverty (9.6%), compared to about one in six in primary cities (16.2%), according to a recent study by the Brookings Institute. The issue of subu...
6 Feb 202446min
Premilla Nadasen on the Care Economy and the Potential for Radical Care
Today, discussions of care are ubiquitous. From employer-programs promoting self-care to the $800 billion healthcare industry, care forms a central part of our lives and the economy. But, are the syst...
8 Jan 202441min
Hannah Forsyth on the Rise and Fall of the Professional Class in the Anglophone World
Are you a professional living and working in an English-speaking country? If so, this episode is for you. Teachers, doctors, nurses, accountants, engineers, lawyers, social workers, the list goes on...
7 Nov 202346min
Bart Elmore on Southern Companies Remaking our Economy and the Planet
An iced cold Coca-Cola. A cross-country flight on Delta to visit friends. A much-needed medication overnighted via Fed-Ex. Bulk toilet paper purchased at Wal-Mart. What do these items have in common? ...
4 Sep 202336min
Mark Erlich on the Way We Build and Restoring Dignity to Construction Work
This month's episode gives a nod to one of the figures in our logo: the construction worker. Our guest, Mark Erlich has worked in the construction industry as a carpenter and union leader for a half c...
2 Aug 202331min
