Pitchfork Economics with Nick Hanauer
Civic VenturesWe are living through a paradigm shift from trickle-down neoliberalism to middle-out economics — a new understanding of who gets what and why. Join zillionaire class-traitor Nick Hanauer and some of the world’s leading economic and political thinkers as they explore the latest thinking on how the economy actually works.
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 438 | Founded | 8 years ago |
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Why have wages for working Americans stagnated for decades—even as productivity, corporate profits, and the wealth of the people at the top continued to rise?
The mainstream explanations are familiar: automation, globalization, education, or simply ... more
For the first time in Pitchfork Economics history, Nick Hanauer is on the other side of the mic.
Goldy and Paul sit down with Nick to discuss Market Humanism: the emerging economic paradigm he and Eric Beinhocker believe can replace the trickle-down... more
This week, we’re sharing a special episode from Washington Monthly featuring Pitchfork Economics co-host Nick Hanauer and Oxford professor Eric Beinhocker in conversation with Anne Kim about Market Humanism.
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Everyone wants more housing, more clean energy, more transit, more care infrastructure, and more of the things people need to live good lives. But too much of the “abundance” debate treats workers, unions, environmental review, and community voice as... more
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I have been listening to this podcast for a few years, and as someone who has always been interested in economics and economic policy as it pertains to the working class and to poverty, I have really enjoyed it!
However, I recently listened to the episode with Ingrid Robeyns. I hadn’t heard of her before, but she was totally speaking my language! Her policy suggestions regarding “Limitarianism” are right on, perhaps though with higher wealth and transformative asset limits than what she has su... more
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United States3 months ago - Magic Wand
Great program, great policy for a Project 2028. If Civic Ventures isn’t writing this, it should be. Thank you so much.
Apple Podcasts5Changeling.United States4 months ago - Important Acknowledgment
We progressives can learn from the rapid implementation of policies that Trump is doing now. Setting aside the chaos and incompetence of the Trump administration, we should learn from his practice of leadership and not give a damn about what the so-called experts think. Trump doesn’t care about what others think of what he can and cannot do, he just does it. We progressives do believe that government can do good for people, we should cease on this time and not let a good opportunity go to waste.... more
Apple Podcasts5teo_1790United States4 months ago - Don’t listen if you prefer ignorance
Very informative on how the economy really works and the middle class is being exploited for the benefit of the 1%
Apple Podcasts5Spa1rUnited States5 months ago - Economics made understandable
Opened my eyes to the destruction that the past 40 years have wreaked on the US
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A thoughtful deep-dive into how policy, labor power, and democratic institutions can reshape the economy away from trickle-down ideologies toward broad-based prosperity. Across episodes, the conversation often centers on middle-out economics, public infrastructure with strong worker protections, wage standards, pricing power, and fiscal policy that targets working people. Guests range from labor law scholars and economists to policy researchers and critics of philanthropy, all explored through rigorous analysis and concrete policy options. A notable strength is its ability to connect empirical research with actionable ideas—like sectoral bargaining, public banking, and reforms to taxation and wealth transfer—while maintaining accessible, po... more
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