Posted on 12 December 2018. Tags: Baseball, Economic Policy Institute, General Motors, Heidi Shierholz, Roger Noll, Stadiums
I’ve loved baseball since I was a kid. But, at the same time, I don’t believe we, the people, the taxpayers, should spend a single dime to help build baseball stadiums, or any sports arena, for the rich people or corporations who own teams. Don’t believe the hype—these projects never pay back the subsidies doled […]
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Posted in Audio, Economy, Labor, Podcast, Politics
Posted on 26 April 2017. Tags: American Exceptionalism, Donald Trump, Heidi Shierholz, Marissa Mayer, Public Banks
I dig into the Top 10 really bad things that have happened so far in Donald Trump’s reign, focusing on workers, and the issues we care about in the political revolution. It’s all an easy-to-understand conversation with my expert guest, Heidi Shierholz, Senior Economist and Director of Policy at the Economic Policy Institute. I also talk […]
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Posted in Audio, Economy, Podcast, Politics