Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | PocketCasts | Overcast | Stitcher | RSS Mike talks with Lane Kenworthy, a Professor of Sociology at UC San Diego. They discuss his latest book, Social Democratic Capitalism. Topics discussed include: – what social democratic capitalism is – if social democratic capitalism is only possible in rich countries – economic growth…
Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | PocketCasts | Overcast | Stitcher | RSS This week Trey is joined by Ken and the pair begin the show discussing the evolving situation over the killing of George Floyd in Minnesota. This includes discussion of the protests, the recent charges of third degree murder, and the long-term ramifications for the…
Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | PocketCasts | Overcast | Stitcher | RSS Mike talks with economist Branko Milanovic. Dr. Milanovic is Visiting Presidential Professor at the Stone Center of Socio-Economic Inequality at the Graduate Center, City University of New York. He was formerly Lead Economist in the World Bank’s research department. He’s also the author of…
Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | PocketCasts | Overcast | Stitcher | RSS On this week’s show, Mike and Kristin take on President Trump’s firing of State Department Inspector General Steve Linick, a move prompted by a recommendation from Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. They also discuss Trump’s threats to withhold funding from Michigan and Nevada after…
On this week’s show, Mike and Kristin take on President Trump’s firing of State Department Inspector General Steve Linick, a move prompted by a recommendation from Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. They also discuss Trump’s threats to withhold…
Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | PocketCasts | Overcast | Stitcher | RSS Mike & Jay start off the show with Mike trying to explain that while he’s for the recent Title IX sexual harassment / abuse procedural rules (as is Jay) he has more of an issue with their being a mandate (in theory, at least)….
Mike & Jay start off the show with Mike trying to explain that while he’s for the recent Title IX sexual harassment / abuse procedural rules (as is Jay) he has more of an issue with their being a mandate (in theory, at least). Then, it’s…
Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | PocketCasts | Overcast | Stitcher | RSS It’s big week for due process. Mike and Jay talk about the Justice Department’s decision to drop the case against Michael Flynn, FBI abuses, and Mike makes a pitch for an Independent Justice Department. Then they discuss the new Department of Education rules guaranteeing…
Mike talks with A’shanti Gholar, creator and host of The Brown Girls Guide to Politics podcast. Topics they discuss include: COVID-19’s disproportionate effects on minorities whether President Trump is racist, and if it matters demographic representation in Congress why the Democratic Party is so much more diverse than the GOP what Republicans can to do…
Mike talks with A’shanti Gholar, creator and host of podcast. Topics they discuss include: COVID-19’s disproportionate effects on minorities whether President Trump is racist, and if it matters demographic representation in Congress why the…