23 Podcast Episodes
How the franchise system is rigged (with Marshall Steinbaum)
How the franchise system is rigged (with Marshall Steinbaum)
In the 20th century, big corporations sold franchising to Americans as a less risky way to buy into business ownership. ... Read more
13 Jun 2023
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43mins
Teaser - The Debt Ceiling Deal w/ Marshall Steinbaum (06/05/23)
Teaser - The Debt Ceiling Deal w/ Marshall Steinbaum (06/05/23)
Subscribe on Patreon and hear this week's full patron-exclusive episode here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/84120459Bea ... Read more
6 Jun 2023
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5mins
How student loan forgiveness rebuilds the economy from the middle out (with Marshall Steinbaum)
How student loan forgiveness rebuilds the economy from the middle out (with Marshall Steinbaum)
President Biden recently announced his plan for student loan forgiveness. It’s a policy that helps build the economy fro... Read more
27 Sep 2022
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54mins
It's illegal for Uber workers to strike. Marshall Steinbaum explains why. (Really though, WHY?)
It's illegal for Uber workers to strike. Marshall Steinbaum explains why. (Really though, WHY?)
"Set the market and work when and how you like. You have complete control." At least that is what gig economy companies ... Read more
16 Feb 2022
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1hr 3mins
51 - Vampires Against Student Loan Forgiveness, Public Housing New M4A? & TX Tesla Deal w/ Marshall Steinbaum & Bob Libal
51 - Vampires Against Student Loan Forgiveness, Public Housing New M4A? & TX Tesla Deal w/ Marshall Steinbaum & Bob Libal
David and Matt talk about what public housing can mean for the socialist movement, Marshall Steinbaum (@Econ_Marshall) d... Read more
27 Jan 2022
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2hr 10mins
Cancel Student Debt w/ Astra Taylor and Marshall Steinbaum (01/13/22)
Cancel Student Debt w/ Astra Taylor and Marshall Steinbaum (01/13/22)
We're joined by Astra Taylor and Marshall Steinbaum for a conversation on why ending student debt is so pressing, the Bi... Read more
14 Jan 2022
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1hr 11mins
Why Trust In Antitrust? with Sanjukta Paul & Marshall Steinbaum
Why Trust In Antitrust? with Sanjukta Paul & Marshall Steinbaum
With a series of recent events indicating bipartisan interest in antitrust reform from Congress and the Supreme Court, h... Read more
1 Jul 2021
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1hr 8mins
Re-post: Does the market pay you what you’re worth? (with Marshall Steinbaum and Saru Jayaraman)
Re-post: Does the market pay you what you’re worth? (with Marshall Steinbaum and Saru Jayaraman)
The theory of marginal product of labor says that every worker is paid exactly what they’re worth—the value that their l... Read more
16 Feb 2021
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50mins
Nathan Tankus & Marshall Steinbaum On How To Pay For Medicare for All (Medicare for All Week 2021)
Nathan Tankus & Marshall Steinbaum On How To Pay For Medicare for All (Medicare for All Week 2021)
Economists Nathan Tankus and Marshall Steinbaum join us to discuss the biggest red herring argument leveraged against th... Read more
14 Feb 2021
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1hr 35mins
PREVIEW - Interview: How the Right Won the Economics War w/ Marshall Steinbaum
PREVIEW - Interview: How the Right Won the Economics War w/ Marshall Steinbaum
PATREON BONUS - https://www.patreon.com/posts/47344547Sometime after the Second World War, neoliberal economics became t... Read more
9 Feb 2021
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4mins