Episodes
Saturday Mar 30, 2019
Economic Update - Beyond Universal Basic Income
Saturday Mar 30, 2019
Saturday Mar 30, 2019
In-depth analysis of UBI shows its advantages over most welfare, safety net systems. An even better alternative would avoid capitalism's unnecessary production of unemployment because it utilizes technical progress (rising productivity) for profits. The alternative benefits workers' leisure rather than profits. It is more democratic and avoids splitting people into unemployed vs employed, non-poor vs poor. population.
Saturday Mar 23, 2019
Economic Update - Fascism: An Analysis for Today
Saturday Mar 23, 2019
Saturday Mar 23, 2019
An in-depth analysis of fascism as massive government intervention to protect and save a crashing capitalism. We focus on today's examples, historical parallels (in Germany and Italy), and how "strong men" leaders push fascist agendas. We discuss how fascism and socialism differ and how nationalism serves as fascism's social "disguise.
Saturday Mar 16, 2019
Economic Update - Political Activism's Revival
Saturday Mar 16, 2019
Saturday Mar 16, 2019
Updates on International Women's Day, UC to make all research free, Cuomo begs and bribes Amazon again, US denounces UK protectionism, Spain = #1 healthiest country vs US at #35, how Trump/GOP raised taxes and thereby cut refunds. Interview with Eleanor Goldfield, creator and host of Act Out! TV show on political activism today.
Saturday Mar 09, 2019
Economic Update - Renewing Labor's Movement
Saturday Mar 09, 2019
Saturday Mar 09, 2019
Updates on striking Oakland school teachers, dangers of declining pensions, bank fined for helping clients evade taxes, in tariff war over black olives US vs EU, stagnant real wages in US explain rising inequality. Interview with Larry Williams, Jr., labor union activist and co-founder of UnionBase.org.
Saturday Mar 02, 2019
Economic Update - Fighting the System
Saturday Mar 02, 2019
Saturday Mar 02, 2019
Updates on the economics of immigration, France's yellow vests join union-called general strike, demonstrations against Sackler family's profiting from oxycontin, and New York City Council considers giving priority to fast-food workers (majority) over employers (minority). Major discussions of: (1) successful strikes by Mexican workers and their collaboration with progressive new Mexican government, and (2) Trump/GOP's inheritance tax cut benefits richest, worsens US inequality of opportunity.