Discussion on extreme inequality in Lebanon and the country's tax system begins at 33:00.
Ben, Nizar and Timour are joined this week by Lydia Assouad, a PhD candidate at the Paris School of Economics and research fellow at the World Inequality Lab, to discuss why levels of inequality in Lebanon are so extreme and how this inequality is reflected in Lebanon ... Show More
May 2022
Episode 114 - Election results and unresolved questions
In Lebanon's first election since the Oct. 17 uprising, voters sent a sizable contingent of change candidates to Parliament, while clipping the wings of both Amal and the Free Patriotic Movement. Nizar and Ben take a look at the vote, its translation to seats in Parliament, the n ... Show More
1h 7m
May 2022
Episode 113 - Lebanon's elections: What to expect
Ahead of Sunday's national elections, Nizar and Ben run through what to expect, both in terms of voting and results — and what's in store for Lebanon in the aftermath.
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51m 59s
May 2023
The Trickle Up Economy, with Oxfam America's Policy Lead on Economic Justice
<p>Join us in this thought-provoking episode of Pushback Talks as we sit down with Rebecca Riddell, Policy Lead, Economic Justice at Oxfam America. In a candid conversation, Leilani, Fredrik, and Rebecca speak on the importance of engaging in difficult conversations and effective ... Show More
53m 3s
Nov 2020
Episode 17 - Gender Inequality in Economic Crisis
<p>In this episode, Sami Zoughaib hosts Dr. Nisreen Salti to discuss how the effects of Lebanon’s multifaceted crises have been affecting women disproportionately, the spillover of this phenomenon on the general socio-economic landscape, and the mitigation measures that should be ... Show More
43m 35s
Jan 2021
#232 — Inequality and Revolution
Sam Harris speaks with Jack Goldstone about the rise in social inequality and political instability in the United States. They discuss how wealth is deployed, the loss of social mobility, comparative judgments of well-being, cosmopolitanism and the isolation of the rich, decrease ... Show More
41m 57s
May 2021
Timcast IRL #279 - Chauvin Lawyer Files To OVERTURN Trial Due To Juror Lying w/Kim Klacik
Tim, Ian, and Lydia join former congressional candidate and leader of the Red Renaissance PAC Kimberly Klacik to discuss Chauvin's attempt to get a fair trial, the unjust freedom of Portland rioters, the Louisville diner who took the law into his own hands when BLM interrupted hi ... Show More
2h 4m
Sep 2022
Behind the News: Pain and Power w/ Arielle Angel
<p>Doug discusses child poverty: How much was it down, really? Then Mario Pino offers another view of the Chilean constitutional referendum. Finally, Arielle Angel, editor of <em>Jewish Currents</em> and author of a new article, <a href="https://jewishcurrents.org/beyond-grievanc ... Show More
53 m