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Mostly Economics is a weekly show hosted by Center for Economic and Policy Research Senior Economist and co-founder, Dean Baker, about ways US economic policies affect everyday lives—from household budgets to global trade relationships. New episode released every Thursday.Producer and Art Direction: Lisa N. BurnamMotion Designer: Arturo ValladolidProduction Interns: Madison Belo, Daniel Stone
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- Mostly Economics #59: Protectionism Disguised as Free Trade with Lori Wallach · 54 min · Sezonul 2 Episodul 59Dean Baker sits down with Lori Wallach, Director of Rethink Trade, to discuss what trade agreements really do, including the protectionist provisions often hidden inside them and…
- Mostly Economics Podcast #58: Is Donald Trump the Picasso of Corruption with Brendan Ballou · 41 min · Sezonul 2 Episodul 58Does the government even care about the rule of law if the president of the United States can sell early access to his announcements for $100K a month? That’s how Trump’s using…
- Mostly Economics Podcast #57: What Can Be Done to Stop Local News from Disappearing with Matt Pearce · 48 min · Sezonul 2 Episodul 57On the latest episode of Mostly Economics, host Dean Baker talks with Matt Pearce, director of policy at Rebuild Local News and former LA Times reporter and guild president…
- Mostly Economics Podcast #56: Solve It At the State and Local Level with Joel Rogers · 42 min · Sezonul 2 Episodul 56What if most of the problems we blame on Washington could be solved in our own statehouses and city halls? The Right figured out years ago that they could wield considerable…
- Mostly Economics Podcast #55: Who pays when the AI bubble bursts with Ed Zitron · 45 min · Sezonul 2 Episodul 55Today, Ed Zitron, renowned AI critic and writer of Where's Your Ed At, returns to Mostly Economics with Dean Baker to follow the money trail of today’s AI ‘revolution.’ They dig…
- Mostly Economics Podcast #54: Can the AI Bubble Wipe Out Your Retirement with Helaine Olen · 54 min · Sezonul 2 Episodul 54Today, Dean Baker speaks with Helaine Olen of the American Economic Liberties Project about how regular people can protect their savings when the AI bubble bursts. Which index…
- Mostly Economics Podcast #53: Get Dark Money Out of American Politics with Tiffany Muller · 41 min · Sezonul 2 Episodul 53In today's Mostly Economics episode, Dean takes a sobering look at the many levers of corruption shaping US politics with Tiffany Muller, president of End Citizens United. They…
- Mostly Economics Podcast #52: Rebuilding Worker Power with Heidi Shierholz · 44 min · Sezonul 2 Episodul 52Dean Baker has a conversation with EPI president Heidi Shierholz about her new report, The Case for Tripling Union Membership. They discuss the economic benefits of boosting…
- Mostly Economics Podcast #51: Boycott Starbucks with Vicente Martinez · 32 min · Sezonul 2 Episodul 51Dean Baker speaks with Vicente Martinez, a Texas-based barista of eight years, about the Starbucks Workers Union new boycott campaign launched after five years of stalled talks…
- Mostly Economics #50: Iran War, the West Bank, and Medicare for All with Ro Khanna · 31 min · Sezonul 2 Episodul 50Rep. Ro Khanna joins Dean Baker to talk about the Iran war and his firsthand account of settler violence in the West Bank. He also makes the case for lowering the Medicare age to…
- Mostly Economics Podcast #49: The Economy We Deserve with Gerald Epstein · 45 min · Sezonul 2 Episodul 49In a recent conversation, Dean Baker welcomed Gerald Epstein, PERI/UMass Professor of Economics, to discuss the innovative collection of policy essays titled Game Changers…
- Mostly Economics Podcast #48: US Control over the International Financial System with Mark Weisbrot · 40 min · Sezonul 2 Episodul 48Dean Baker speaks with economist and CEPR co-founder and co-director Mark Weisbrot about the rare conditions that prompted the IMF to issue a lifeline to developing countries in…
- Mostly Economics Podcast #47: Disposable Workers with Paul Osterman · 40 min · Sezonul 2 Episodul 47Dean Baker talks with MIT economist Paul Osterman about his new book, Disposable Workers: The Transformation of Employment. Osterman explains how employers avoid W-2…
- Mostly Economics Podcast #46: Tariffs, Trade Deficits, and Vibes with Josh Bivens · 53 min · Sezonul 2 Episodul 46Is AI spending the only thing keeping US growth alive? Dean Baker and EPI chief economist Josh Bivens dig into that question. They also explain how a financial transactions tax…
- Mostly Economics Podcast #45: Nobody Wins a Trade War with Chad P. Bown · 55 min · Sezonul 2 Episodul 45Chad Bown, Peterson Institute for International Economics economist, joins Dean Baker to discuss his new book (co-authored with Soumaya Keynes), How to Win a Trade War. They dig…
- Mostly Economics Podcast #44: How Patents Made Our Medicine Cost More with Tahir Amin · 43 min · Sezonul 2 Episodul 44On this episode of Mostly Economics, Dean Baker talks with Tahir Amin, co-founder and CEO of I-MAK and co-author of Pharma Monopoly, about how drug patents drove up prices and…
- Mostly Economics Podcast #43: Millions Lose Health Insurance with Sabrina Corlette · 41 min · Sezonul 2 Episodul 43This week on Mostly Economics, Dean Baker talks with Sabrina Corlette, Research Professor at Georgetown University's Center on Healthcare Insurance Reforms, about the…
- Mostly Economics Podcast #42: Hope is not a Plan with Matt Sedlar · 44 min · Sezonul 2 Episodul 42Dean Baker sits down with CEPR climate analyst Matt Sedlar to unpack how Trump's cuts to FEMA and NOAA are leaving states, especially poorer Republican ones in Appalachia…
- Mostly Economics Podcast #41: Race, Jobs, and Justice under Trump with Algernon Austin · 45 min · Sezonul 2 Episodul 41Algernon Austin, director of Race and Economic Justice at CEPR, joins Dean Baker to examine how the Trump administration is reversing black economic progress through DOGE cuts…
- Mostly Economics Podcast #40: Greenspan's Legacy and the New Fed Chair with Jared Bernstein · 47 min · Sezonul 2 Episodul 40On today's episode, Dean Baker and Jared Bernstein reflect on Alan Greenspan's legacy, from his bold full employment experiment in the 1990s to his failure to address financial…
