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Back to SearchShould Chatbots Teach Our Children? With Khan Academy CEO Sal Khan
Season 2 Episode 137
What is the right way, if there is one at all, to integrate artificial intelligence (AI) technology into our education system? For Sal Khan, CEO of one of the world’s largest nonprofit education tech…
Published on 4 months, 1 week ago
Can The Dollar Be Dethroned?, with Ken Rogoff
Season 2 Episode 136
Americans are often told that they benefit from the privilege of the dollar serving as the world's currency. A strong dollar makes imports cheaper, facilitates demand for American companies, and is t…
Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago
Revealing the Secret Architects of Capitalism, with Chris Hughes
Season 2 Episode 135
After the 2008 financial crisis, and especially after the COVID pandemic of 2020, an increasing number of Americans are questioning the wisdom of unregulated markets and envisioning a more active rol…
Published on 5 months ago
How The Democrats Lost Labor And Found Capital, with David Sirota
Season 2 Episode 134
The Democratic Party has become too focused on appeasing its billionaire donors and has failed to communicate its commitment to the working class, argues long-time political journalist David Sirota. …
Published on 5 months, 2 weeks ago
Why Cliff Asness Believes Markets Are Getting Dumber
Season 2 Episode 133
Are financial markets becoming less efficient? Famous investor Cliff Asness certainly thinks so. In his paper published last year, “The Less-Efficient Market Hypothesis,” Asness argues that social me…
Published on 6 months ago
How Democrats Forgot To Be Normal, with Joan Williams
Season 2 Episode 132
Back in 2016, Joan Williams, distinguished professor of law (emerita) at UC Law San Francisco, wrote an essay for the Harvard Business Review on why President Donald Trump attracted so many non-colle…
Published on 6 months, 2 weeks ago
Lina Khan's Vision of Capitalism
Season 2 Episode 131
Lina Khan recently concluded her term as one of the Biden administration’s most controversial leaders. Her tenure as chair of the Federal Trade Commission raised the profile of the relatively obscure…
Published on 7 months ago
The Economics of Law Firms’ Resistance to Trump, with John Morley
Season 2 Episode 130
The rule of law is essential to the flourishing of liberal democracy and capitalism. Yet, it is now under pressure in the United States, and corporate law firms are in the eye of the storm. Over the …
Published on 7 months, 2 weeks ago
Profit or Purpose? OpenAI's $300 Billion Question, with Rose Chan Loui
Season 2 Episode 129
All too often, capitalism is identified with the for-profit sector. However, one organizational form whose importance is often overlooked is nonprofits. Roughly 4% of the American economy, including …
Published on 7 months, 4 weeks ago
Is Silicon Valley Turning Fascist?
Season 2 Episode 128
Silicon Valley’s traditionally Democratic tech leaders are turning toward President Donald Trump, but are the reasons as straightforward as lower taxes and favorable regulations? Perhaps not, if we c…
Published on 8 months, 1 week ago