Measuring long Covid's impact on the labor market (with Katie Bach)
Millions of Americans are being kept out of the workforce due to the lingering effects of Covid, resulting in billions of dollars in lost wages and productivity. How is this affecting our economy? Ret...
20 Sep 202229min
We need to fix overtime pay in America (with Marcus Baram)
If you're a salaried worker, chances are you're no longer eligible for the overtime pay that you would have received 40 years ago. A robust federal overtime standard used to serve as a kind of minimum...
13 Sep 202240min
How the Inflation Reduction Act benefits the middle class (with Rose Khattar)
The Inflation Reduction Act may be smaller than the original Build Back Better plan, but it still represents a huge leap forward in middle-out economic thinking. The IRA addresses out-of-control healt...
6 Sep 202234min
The limits of the market (with Joseph Stiglitz)
One of the central theories of classical economics is that markets respond quickly and efficiently to changes in demand. But the supply chain disruptions that left store shelves empty for much of the ...
30 Aug 202241min
Why essential work is essentially forced labor (with Suresh Naidu)
What became known as “essential work” during the pandemic was really just forced labor, according to labor market economist Suresh Naidu. He shares employers' secret tricks for manipulating the labor ...
23 Aug 202230min
How inequality cost workers $50 trillion (with Carter Price)
Did you know that since 1975 a staggering $50 trillion has been diverted from the paychecks of working Americans to the pockets of the wealthiest 1%? That shocking number was discovered in a groundbre...
16 Aug 202236min
Reclaiming conservative economics (with Oren Cass)
These days "conservative economics" can mean anything from strict libertarianism to formless Trumpism. But what were the foundations of American conservatism? According to Oren Cass, the executive dir...
9 Aug 202244min
Mission Economy (with Mariana Mazzucato)
What do the internet and COVID vaccines have in common? Neither would be possible without the work of DARPA, a mission-focused federal agency responsible for funding research and development. Professo...
2 Aug 202239min
