Sam hosts Clara Mattei, Assistant Professor of Economics at the New School for Social Research, to discuss her recent book The Capital Order: How Economists Invented Austerity and Paved the Way to Fascism. First, Sam runs through updates on Kevin McCarthy entering day three of House purgatory, th...

Sam and Emma break down the biggest headlines of the day as we get into the final weeks before the 2022 Midterm elections. They begin by running through updates on the Oklahoma City governor’s race, the Fed’s labor crunch and subsequent recession, and student loan relief, before talking protest, ...

Sam and Emma host professor Mark Robert Rank to discuss his new book Poorly Understood: What America Gets Wrong About Poverty on realities of American poverty and what has to be done to reduce suffering in 21st century America. Plus, the MR community says goodbye to Jamie.

Sam hosts Vanessa Williamson (@V_Williamson), a Brookings Institute fellow, to discuss her recent piece in Dissent Magazine, “The Austerity Politics of White Supremacy,” on how the cult of the “taxpayer” functions as an effective veneer to push through racist attacks on democracy.

Sam breaks down the week’s biggest headlines with Michael Brooks, including Trump’s plans to reopen, GOP disaster austerity and Bay of Pigs Pt. 2: Venezuela.

Sam hosts author and Columbia history professor Adam Tooze to discuss the on-going recession and his latest piece in Foreign Policy, “The Normal Economy is Never Coming Back.” Sam and Tooze discuss the troubling disconnect between the financial markets and the “real economy” and the strange lack ...

Sam breaks down the top headlines, including the critical Wisconsin Supreme Court win for Democrats, how Sanders’ endorsement will influence Joe Biden’s campaign, and Trump’s plans and committees to reopen America. With Nomiki Konst (@NomikiKonst) of ‘The Nomiki Show’ and fun half appearance by J...

Good morning, Milton Allimadi joins the program today on a Michael Brooks Thursday to discuss the on-going protest and civil unrest in Sudan over President Omar al-Bashir’s austerity measures. Allimadi and Brooks will also preview the upcoming South African general elections set to take place in ...

On today’s M&M Wednesday, Foreign Policy Stories Editor Seyward Darby explains how the Twa people of Rwanda were the hidden victims of the Rwandan genocide, the historical roots of the genocide, the politics of post genocide Rwanda, how erasing ethnic distinction can harm the cause of human r...

Chris Savage the  Editor of Eclecta Blog explains the new federal ruling that could slash Detroit’s public pensions, Governor Rick Snyder’s radical austerity policies, who is Detroit’s Emergency Manager Kevin Orr? how the labor unions are working to protect pensions, how the big banks are brutall...

Writer John Carl Baker on his article in Jacobin discussing the GOP stranglehold on Florida politics, policy and prosperity (or lack of).  Despite highly unpopular Governor Scott, Democratic Party opposition is absent.  Upper Big Branch collapse preventable, NYPD spying and in the better half, He...

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