<p>Income inequality has mushroomed into a political and social problem. Nomi Prins joins Robert & Kim to discuss how Central Banking policies have fueled income inequality. Prins gives an insider’s view of how the elites around the world view and deal with income inequality, and how it may impact you.
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May 2020
#205 — The Failure of Meritocracy
Sam Harris speaks with Daniel Markovits about the problems with meritocracy. They discuss the nature of inequality in the United States, the disappearance of the leisure class, the difference between labor and capital as sources of inequality, the way the education system amplifi ... Show More
58m 59s
Dec 2023
BTC160: The Hidden Cost of Money w/ Seb Bunney
In a deep dive with Seb Bunney, author of "The Hidden Cost of Money," we explore the intricate impact of monetary systems on society. From historical interventions shaping finance to money's influence on mental health and politics, Bunney challenges mainstream views on capitalism ... Show More
1h 11m
Jan 2024
The afterlife of MLK’s call for a guaranteed income
In 1967, Martin Luther King Jr. wrote that “the solution to poverty is to abolish it directly by a now widely discussed measure: the guaranteed income.” Decades later, while still a divisive idea, the conversation around guaranteed income is starting to simmer, and pilot programs ... Show More
21m 58s
Jul 2023
Checks and Balance: Inequality qualities
By some measures, in the aftermath of the pandemic, income inequality in America is either increasing or remaining stubbornly high. On the left, the gap between rich and poor has long been an urgent issue—and more people on the right now agree. As both sides of the aisle look for ... Show More
48m 25s
Mar 2023
Mark Robert Rank, "The Poverty Paradox: Understanding Economic Hardship Amid American Prosperity" (Oxford UP, 2023)
The paradox of poverty amidst plenty has plagued the United States throughout the 21st century--why should the wealthiest country in the world also have the highest rates of poverty among the industrialized nations? Based on his decades-long research and scholarship, one of the n ... Show More
31m 42s
Mar 2023
Mark Robert Rank, "The Poverty Paradox: Understanding Economic Hardship Amid American Prosperity" (Oxford UP, 2023)
The paradox of poverty amidst plenty has plagued the United States throughout the 21st century--why should the wealthiest country in the world also have the highest rates of poverty among the industrialized nations? Based on his decades-long research and scholarship, one of the n ... Show More
33m 27s
Jun 2022
Laura Clancy, "Running the Family Firm: How the Monarchy Manages Its Image and Our Money" (Manchester UP, 2021)
Why does the monarchy matter? In Running the Family Firm: How the Monarchy Manages Its Image and Our Money (Manchester UP, 2021), Laura Clancy, a Lecturer in Media and Lancaster University, considers the British monarchy in the context of contemporary financialised capitalism, e ... Show More
41m 9s