Episodes
Sunday May 24, 2015
Austerity Resistance Rising - 05.24.15
Sunday May 24, 2015
Sunday May 24, 2015
Wednesday May 20, 2015
Economic Update - Profit-Driven Capitalism - 05.17.15
Wednesday May 20, 2015
Wednesday May 20, 2015
In this edition of Economic Update, we look at Verizon's purchase of AOL, why Facebook's "contribution" to ending inequality falls so short, how latest $$ gift to Yale increases inequality, how UK elections reflect "scapegoat economics, and why deadly Mediterranean migrations reflect capitalism's globally uneven development. We also respond to listener questions on (1) Americans' attitudes toward income and wealth inequality by our analysis of recent Gallup Polls and (2) whether student debts can lead to reduced Social Security benefits and what that means. This edition's major discussions (1) build on "sharing unemployment" to show how we can combine respect for our natural environment with a fair sharing of the leisure that could result, and (2) analyze the significance of recent guilty pleas by major banks for manipulating currency exchange rates for their private profit.
Sunday May 10, 2015
Economic Update - Children, Capitalism, Family Values? - 05.10.15
Sunday May 10, 2015
Sunday May 10, 2015
Updates on Alberta election, Kansas closes schools early, Gallup polls on unequal US wealth and on average work weeks over 40 hours, Uber and markets, ignorance about USSR economy. Response to listeners on public subsidies to private profits. Interview with Dr. Harriet Fraad on children and families in US capitalism.
Sunday May 03, 2015
Capitalism's Other Side - 05.03.15
Sunday May 03, 2015
Sunday May 03, 2015
Updates on May Day holiday, Baltimore uprising, Nepal earthquake/poverty, Varoufakis vs repression, and Bud Light pushing beer by endangering women. Response to listener's questions on varieties of coops. Interview with Prof. Yahya Madra on Turkey, Capitalism, and Islam.