Podcast: Economics & Beyond

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Fear and Fascism: How America Reached a Political Breaking Point

Nov 14, 2024

Lincoln Mitchell, Political Science Professor at Columbia University, discusses the increasingly powerful fascist movement in the US., outlining the elements of fascism present in the MAGA movement, including its dependence on a strongman leader, the scapegoating of minorities, threats of violence and curtailing of freedoms of speech and assembly.

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An Immigrant Economist Explores the Land of Inequality

Oct 19, 2023

Economics Nobel laureate Sir Angus Deaton discusses his latest book, , which takes an autobiographical approach to how the field of economics addresses the most pressing issues of our time—from poverty, retirement, and the minimum wage to the ravages of the nation’s uniquely disastrous health care system.

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A Plan to Fix a Fractured World

Oct 12, 2023

Mike Spence talks with Rob Johnson about his upcoming co-authored book “Permacrisis”, India and the G20, and bringing the world together to address our shared challenges.