Podcast: Economics & Beyond
A Moonshot Guide to Changing Capitalism
Mariana Mazzucato talks with Rob Johnson about her new book, The Mission Economy, and what we need to do to make innovation work for global shared prosperity.
The Climate Crisis and the Global Green New Deal
UMass Amherst professor and PERI Co-Director Robert Pollin discusses his latest book that he co-authored with Noam Chomsky
Changing the Conversation on the Climate Emergency
David Fenton, founder of the progressive PR firm Fenton Communications
Can Biden Successfully Govern?
What the West Can and Cannot Learn from China
Rodney Jones, a long-time Asia analyst, colleague of Rob Johnson’s, and currently Principal of Wigram Capital Advisors in New Zealand, discusses how China and other Pacific Rim countries succeeded in containing the Covid-19 pandemic and what this means for the West’s rivalry with China
How the Study of Meaning-Making Will Enrich Economic Analysis
Robert Akerlof, economics professor at the University of Warwick, discusses his research into issues of self-esteem and values and how such a focus can greatly improve efforts to make sense of economic activity.