Tag Archives: Economic Policy

Sasha Abramsky Interview — Podcast October 13, 2014

Posted on October 17, 2014 by William Timberman

Social Policy and the Shrinking Middle Class: Increasing Inequality Is NOT an Accident. Democratic Perspective welcomes author and journalist Sasha Abramsky back to talk about the consequences of the social policy failures outlined in his recent book  The American Way of Poverty: How the Other Half Still … Continue reading →

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Sasha Abramsky Interview — Podcast October 21, 2013

Posted on October 26, 2013 by William Timberman

Poverty in America: Never Mind What Conservatives Say, Poverty Is NOT the Fault of the Poor. Democratic Perspective co-hosts Mike Cosentino and Steve Williamson interview author and journalist Sasha Abramsky about his new book  The American Way of Poverty: How the Other Half … Continue reading →

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Thomas Palley Interview — Podcast June 18, 2012

Posted on June 19, 2012 by William Timberman

From Financial Crisis to Stagnation: How We Got into This Mess, and What We Need To Do To Get Out of It: Democratic Perspective’s co-hosts, Mike Cosentino and Steve Williamson, talk to Thomas Palley about his new book, From Financial Crisis … Continue reading →

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Jobs, Jobs, Jobs — Podcast September 19, 2011

Posted on September 20, 2011 by William Timberman

14 Million Unemployed: How We Got Here, and What the President Is Trying To Do About It. Democratic Perspective recounts the history of the current unemployment crisis in the U.S., and discusses how passage of the American Jobs Act can … Continue reading →

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Lane Kenworthy Interview, Part 2 — Podcast September 5, 2011

Posted on September 6, 2011 by William Timberman

Trickle-Down Economics, Marginal Tax Rates, and the Rise in Income Inequality: Part 2 of Democratic Perspective’s interview with Professor Lane Kenworthy. What we really need to do if we want to successfully address the economic crisis brought about by the … Continue reading →

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