A new report from the Economic Policy Institute found that anywhere from 10 to 30 percent of employers are essentially stealing thousands of dollars from their workers every year by misclassifying them as independent contractors. In addition to lower pay, those misclassified workers are also deprived of employer-provided benefits like health care and labor r ... Show More
Yesterday
The Quiet Coup: Neoliberalism and the Looting of America (with Mehrsa Baradaran)
Law professor Mehrsa Baradaran joins Nick and Goldy to reveal how neoliberalism wasn’t just a misguided economic theory—it was a “quiet coup” that rewired our laws, courts, and institutions to elevate capital above democracy. Drawing from her new book The Quiet Coup, Professor Ba ... Show More
48m 25s
Nov 18
The Measure of Progress: Counting What Really Matters (with Diane Coyle)
For nearly a century, GDP has been the world’s go-to measure of economic success—but what if it’s been telling us the wrong story? It treats cigarette sales and cancer treatments as equally “good” for the economy, while caring for your kids, volunteering, or creating art don’t co ... Show More
36 m
Nov 11
Easy Money: Cryptocurrency, Casino Capitalism, and the Golden Age of Fraud (with Ben McKenzie)
Actor and author Ben McKenzie didn’t set out to become one of crypto’s fiercest critics—but when the pandemic hit and Hollywood shut down, his curiosity turned into a full-blown investigation. The result was the bestselling book, Easy Money: Cryptocurrency, Casino Capitalism, and ... Show More
32m 52s
Jun 2023
The economic status of Black Americans
For Black workers in this economy, the last couple of years have brought gains in employment and wages.
In April, the Black unemployment rate fell to a historically low 4.7%, and the racial wage gap has shrunk slightly over the last five years. But in terms of the economy as a wh ... Show More
29m 7s
Oct 2016
Surveillance: Politics is Driving the Economy, El-Erian Says
Kate Moore, chief equity strategist at BlackRock, says nimble and different companies are capturing growth. Mohamed El-Erian, chief economic adviser at Allianz, says a low-growth economy is giving rise to the politics of anger. Michael Chertoff, chairman of the Chertoff Group, sa ... Show More
43m 38s
Jun 2024
The Economic Theory That Explains Why Americans Are So Mad
<p>There’s something weird happening with the economy. On a personal level, most Americans say they’re doing pretty well right now. And according to the data, that’s true. Wages have gone up faster than inflation. Unemployment is low, the stock market is generally up so far this ... Show More
1h 31m