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#1346 Pandemic Economics and the Reverse Robin Hood Bailout
Air Date 4/4/2020 Today we take a look at many of the economic angles of the COVID-19 pandemic including the role of the shock doctrine in the wake of the coronavirus, calls for a socially just economic recovery, calls for the elderly to be turned...
Bonus Edition #200 Mental Taxation
Air Date: 4-1-20 Today, Amanda and I discuss the silent, ever-present taxation that is robbing all of us of our normal levels of mental energy during the pandemic. Leave a message at 202-999-3991 Produced by Jay! Tomlinson Visit us at Support the...
#1280 Modern Monetary Theory: We already use it, now we need to understand it (Repost)
Air Date 6/11/2019 Today we take a look at Modern Monetary Theory and the neoclassical economics it is looking to replace. It’s very important to understand the logistical and political mechanisms by which money for progressive policy priorities...
#1345 All the Best COVID-19 Coping Mechanisms in One Place
Air Date 3/26/2020 Today we take a look at the toll the pandemic is taking on mental health and offer a wide range of coping mechanisms to help get everyone through. Be part of the show! Leave us a message at 202-999-3991 (Get AD FREE Shows...
#1344 Everything is Political (Social Safety Net in a Time of Pandemic)
Air Date 3/20/2020 Today we take a look at the social safety net we need in the face of Coronavirus and the forces preventing us from having it. Be part of the show! Leave us a message at 202-999-3991 (Get AD FREE Shows & Bonus Content)...
Bonus Edition #198 No Time for Individualism (Dealing with Coronavirus)
Air Date 3/14/2020 Today, Amanda and I discuss the emotional toll of dealing with a pandemic, some facts about how math works in cases of exponential growth, the unfortunate truth about what we should all be doing right now, the predictable amorality...
#1343 Bread and Roses (Socialism is Freedom and Firefighters)
Air Date 3/10/2020 Today we take a look at Democratic Socialism and how to explain it because socialism and the freedoms it provides are a lot more American than we tend to think. Be part of the show! Leave us a message at 202-999-3991...
#1253 The Joy of Tax (Comparing the US and Scandinavian Systems) (Repost)
Air Date 3/1/2019 Today we take a look at the social benefits of high taxation as the US gears up for our first genuine debate on raising taxes in a long time with an eye toward the life-improving programs that money could fund. Be part of the show!...
#1247 The Fight for the Four Freedoms (Repost)
Air Date 2/5/2019 Today we take a look at the history of FDR's "Four Freedoms" and "Economic Bill of Rights" that laid the groundwork for the fight for economic freedom for all that continues to this day. Be part of the show! Leave us a message at...
#1246 To amend or not to amend and if so, how? (Repost)
Air Date 2/1/2019 Today we take a look at the warring factions of progressive and conservatives who are all trying to amend the constitution in various ways. Some progressives want to call for a Convention of States to propose an amendment, as do some...