Randy Shaw on the Housing Affordability Crisis
In major cities across the country, skyrocketing rents and housing prices have pushed out workers and everyday people who are no longer able to afford the cost of living. In Los Angeles, this has led ...
6 Jan 201938min
Gavin Benke on Enron and the Neoliberal Era
Gavin Benke on Enron and the Neoliberal Era Frauds. Grifts. Swindles. Scams. These are hardly new things when it comes to the history of capitalism. But that doesn't mean they each one don't reflect...
7 Dec 201847min
Louis Hyman on the Rise of the Gig Economy
We tend to think about the "gig economy" as a new development - brought into being by Uber and our smartphones. But Louis Hyman shows us the deep roots of casualized and contract labor, tracing the ce...
3 Nov 201842min
Devin Fergus on the Rise of Financial Fees
Over the past few decades, financial companies have begun charging more and more hidden fees. Devin Fergus explains why Americans pay so many fees and how these fees function to redistribute wealth fr...
4 Okt 201844min
Special Episode on Intersectionality and Capitalism
All too often recently, some have claimed that an analysis that is intersectional militates against one that focuses on class. Well, we're very excited to bring you a special program this month. Rathe...
1 Sep 201854min
Jennifer Le Zotte on the Sale and Consumption of Second-Hand Clothing
For decades, consumers of second-hand goods have argued that purchasing used items allows buyers to opt out of capitalism, saving money and environmental resources in the process. As one thrifty advic...
1 Aug 201838min
Jeremy Milloy on the Political Economy of Workplace Violence
Just last week in the Supreme Court's decision in Janus v. American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, the court undermined the power of organized labor in the public sector by maki...
4 Juli 201846min
