Podcast Episodes

Texas's wacko lawsuit and my loopy labor department

Friends,

Texas has sued the Biden administration over its order to immigration agents to prioritize undocumented immigrants convicted of felonies rath…

3 years, 3 months ago

How can we protect our democracy when the media doesn't let us know how it's being threatened?

Hello friends,

Sometimes I feel like screaming at the mainstream media for failing to alert people to crucial (although complicated) issues affecting …

3 years, 3 months ago

The great train wreck (and other wrecks this past week)

Freinds,

Welcome back to my Saturday coffee klatch with Heather Lofthouse, Executive Director of Inequality Media Civic Action (and my former student,…

3 years, 3 months ago

ABC asks my help with Bill Clinton's obituary

A producer at ABC recently asked if I’d be willing to be interviewed for a documentary they’re making about Bill Clinton. I agreed.

Then I asked when…

3 years, 3 months ago

A grotesque distortion of philanthropy

Friends,

Today is Giving Tuesday — a day to focus on personal charitable giving to worthy causes.

But what I really want to talk about today is some…

3 years, 3 months ago

Thanks for Thanksgiving

Welcome back to my Saturday coffee klatch with Heather Lofthouse, executive director of Inequality Media (and my former student), where we talk about…

3 years, 3 months ago

Thanksgiving thoughts: My family leave act

Friends,

Thanksgiving often brings up one of the central dilemmas in my life — trying to find a better balance between work and family, and failing mi…

3 years, 3 months ago

Musk's Humongous Mistake

When Elon Musk bought Twitter for $44 billion, he clearly didn’t know that the key assets he was buying lay in Twitter’s 7,500 workers’ heads.

On corp…

3 years, 4 months ago

Ugh, double ugh, and ugh-and-a-half

Welcome to another of my Saturday coffee klatches with Heather Lofthouse, my colleague at Inequality Media Civic Action (and my former student), wher…

3 years, 4 months ago

Election Mop-up

Welcome to another of my Saturday coffee klatches with Heather Lofthouse, my colleague at Inequality Media Civic Action (and my former student). Grab…

3 years, 4 months ago