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3 Ways to Supercharge the Economy
Richard Wolff talks to Thom Hartmann about how to stimulate the economy. He lays out 3 things that he says could fix the current crisis and fix the economy. 1. A federal jobs program. 2. A wealth…
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Freedom From The Market : America’s Fight To Liberate Itself From The Grip Of The Invisible Hand
Sonali Kolhatkar speaks with Mike Konczal about being free from the market. The “free market” we are told by its proponents is the best path to prosperity for all. “Free enterprise” is a right that…
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Big Business Pushes To Oust Seattle’s Socialist CM
Sonali Kolhatkar speaks with Emily McArthur about how big business wants to oust Seatlle city council member Kshama Sawant. On Friday President-elect Joe Biden laid out an ambitious economic stimulus package during which he…
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Workers Form Historic Tech Union
Sonali Kolhatkar speaks with Honey Rosenbloom about how Google workers had formed a historic tech union. The U.S.’s growing tech industry has for years successfully fought off unionizing efforts. But a new union formed…
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Capitalism is on Life Support
"The Federal Reserve is sustaining US capitalism — directly by loaning to corporations, and indirectly by loaning to the federal government — to run a huge deficit, excess of trillion dollars... The federal government is…
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Tax Cuts for Rich Increase Inequality
In completely unsurprising news, a long term study finds that tax cuts for the rich increase economic inequality, not "trickling down" as some like to claim. -- The David Pakman Show is a news and…
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COVID "Relief" Bill May Be Greatest Scam of 2020
The second COVID "rescue package," now passed by Congress, may be one of the biggest scams of 2020. David Pakman explains its provisions in detail. -- The David Pakman Show is a news and political…
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2020: A Year Unlike Any Other In Recent Memory
Sonali Kolhatkar speaks with Arun Gupta about the year 2020. Ah 2020, what a year it has been. Who could have predicted at the start of the year when the U.S. Senate was acquitting…
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Could A Pandemic-Recession Trigger Another Housing Crash?
Sonali Kolhatkar speaks with Aaron Glantz about how a potential housing crisis could be looming. More than a decade after the Great Recession, a new recession triggered in part by the coronavirus pandemic, is…
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A Look at Janet Yellen's "Fair Wage" Hypothesis
Joe Biden's pick for Treasury Secretary, Janet Yellen, has an economic paper on the "fair wage hypothesis" in her academic past, which debunks many false notions about the minimum wage from the right wing. David…
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How Small Businesses Are Surviving (Or Not)
Sonali Kolhatkar speaks with Amanda Ballantyne about how small businesses are fairing during the pandemic. President-elect Joe Biden met this week with workers and business owners who had been impacted by the coronavirus pandemic.…
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Uber and Lyft Exploitation Of Gig Workers
Gig workers have been abused in recent years. Employers try to call people independent contractors, the employer saves money on taxes, while the contractor gains no benefits. The passing of Prop 22 in California will…
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Trump's Fake Economic Recovery
Donald Trump is faking the economic recovery. Economist Richard Wolff looks beyond the deceptive third quarter numbers, showing us that economy is much more fragile than the incumbent president would have us believe. Richard Wolff,…
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Pandemic Poverty: The CARES Act Kept Millions from Going Hungry. Why Won't the Senate Renew It?
The massive $2 trillion CARES Act — which sent households one-time payments and boosted unemployment checks with an additional $600 a week through July — helped keep millions afloat, but more than 8 million people…
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Surviving Donald Trump’s Economy In A Pandemic
Sonali Kolhatkar speaks with Chuck Collins about surviving Donald Trump's economy in a pandemic. It has been months since the CARES Act expired, leaving millions of Americans relying on pandemic-related financial aid without a…
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As DOJ Targets Google, Zephyr Teachout Urges Breakup of More Big Tech Monopolies
The Department of Justice and 11 states have filed a major antitrust lawsuit against Google in a move that could lead to the breakup of the company's business and holds major implications for other tech…
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What is the Real Unemployment Rate?
Lies, damn lies and statistics - and the numbers of unemployment in the US are buried there somewhere. It is crystal clear that the published numbers are set by the government at the lowest number,…
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Right-Wing Think Tank Believes Biden's Tax Plan Good for Economy
American Enterprise Institute, a right-wing think tank, analyzed Biden's tax plans and admits most taxes will be borne by the richest Americans, and the plan would be stimulative to the economy. -- The David Pakman…
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