New Year, New AMA
Nick and Goldy kick off the New Year by answering more of your questions! Has there ever been a time period with strong deflation? Should folks prepare for an upcoming recession? Why aren’t we allowed...
3 Jan 202342min
Revisiting the economics of abortion (with Caitlin Myers)
Out of all the topics we discussed in 2022 one stayed at the top of headlines all year long: abortion. We spoke to Professor Caitlin Myers in February of this year, months before the Supreme Court ove...
27 Dec 202238min
Revisiting corporate greed’s effect on the supply chain (with Rakeen Mabud)
Judging by the amount of downloads for this episode, we’d say it was our listeners’ favorite from the past year. “Did Corporate Greed Break the Supply Chain?” with Rakeen Mabud from the Groundwork Col...
20 Dec 202237min
CEO Pay is out of control (with Mark Kreidler)
A new report from the Economic Policy Institute looks into the salary and stock packages of America’s most overcompensated corporate titans and the numbers are staggering. According to journalist Mark...
13 Dec 202243min
America isn’t lost, it’s Adrift (with Scott Galloway)
Inequality has grown so large that a number of pessimists believe America is lost. But Professor Scott Galloway argues that our nation is actually adrift, and in his latest book he explains what needs...
6 Dec 202244min
Fair Social Contracts (with Eric Beinhocker)
Human society is built on social contracts, but decades of neoliberalism have left many of our most fundamental contracts—worker power, social safety nets, trust in key institutions— in tatters. It’s ...
29 Nov 202239min
Charting a new path forward (LIVE from EconCon Presents)
In one of the highlights of last week’s EconCon Presents event in Washington D.C., Washington Post columnist Perry Bacon Jr. convened an all-star panel of political experts. Maurice Mitchell, Faiz Sha...
22 Nov 202249min
Why we can't let Kroger buy Albertsons (with Stacy Mitchell)
Kroger wants to buy Albertsons and effectively become the second-largest grocery chain in the United States. This merger would result in less competition, rising grocery prices, and lower wages. Corpo...
15 Nov 202242min
