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Back to SearchCapitalism As A Contradiction With Yanis Varoufakis
Season 2 Episode 36
Yanis Varoufakis is a vocal critic of capitalism. He is a Greek academic, writer, and politician – as former Minister of Finance, led negotiations during the government debt crisis of 2015. But even …
Published on 3 years, 11 months ago
The Political Polarization of Corporate America
Season 2 Episode 35
Increased polarization in America has meant more political homogeneity across our digital, social, and civic spaces. But what about our workplaces, where so many Americans spend a bulk of their time?…
Published on 4 years ago
Is “Woke” Capitalism A Threat To Democracy?
Season 2 Episode 34
Vivek Ramaswamy, a scientist, lawyer, and former venture capitalist and entrepreneur, has a new book out: "Woke, Inc.: Inside Corporate America's Social Justice Scam". In this book, he argues that "w…
Published on 4 years ago
How Antitrust Failed Workers With Eric Posner
Season 2 Episode 33
The monopoly power of massive tech platforms has thrust antitrust law back into the spotlight in recent years. But while everyone was focused on monopoly power, a handful of academics have actually b…
Published on 4 years ago
A Turning Point In The History Of Capitalism?
Season 2 Episode 32
Histories are often relegated to the sidelines of economic study. But what do we lose in our theories when we only focus on the math and models? In his new book, “Ages of American Capitalism”, Univ…
Published on 4 years, 1 month ago
Is Evergrande Really China’s Lehman Moment?
Season 2 Episode 31
In September China's second largest real-estate developer, Evergrande, missed an $83.5 million debt payment. Skeptics and bears on China have long said that its property market, which makes up some 3…
Published on 4 years, 1 month ago
Is Discrimination Still Causing The Gender Pay Gap With Claudia Goldin
Season 2 Episode 30
If Claudia Goldin, Professor of Economics at Harvard University, wins the Nobel Prize in Economics next week, no-one will be surprised. Her work studying the intersection of gender and labor has been…
Published on 4 years, 2 months ago
Why Capitalism Isn't Without Democracy
Season 2 Episode 29
We’re taking a week off as school starts back up, but we wanted to reshare this episode with you this week. For a show about economics, we talk about democracy a lot. But there’s an important reason …
Published on 4 years, 2 months ago
The Smoke and Mirrors of ESG Investing with Tariq Fancy
Season 2 Episode 28
Environmental, social and governance investing, also know as ESG, has exploded in recent years. It promises to help us solve problems like climate change and inequality all while allowing investors t…
Published on 4 years, 3 months ago
The Breaking Point Of Democracy With Morton Schapiro and Gary Morson
Season 2 Episode 27
Capitalism doesn't work without democracy. So, it's particularly concerning that polarization and fundamentalism are threatening the underlying principles that make our democracy possible. A new book…
Published on 4 years, 3 months ago