The Book Behind the Wealth Tax – EMMANUEL SAEZ, Triumph of Injustice
Written on November 1st, 2019I talk with EMMANUEL SAEZ, UC Berkeley economist, about his newest book, THE TRIUMPH OF INJUSTICE: How the Rich Dodge Taxes and How to Make Them Pay – co-authored with Gabriel Zucman. The pair grabbed headlines when their book reported that in 2018, for the first time in history, America’s richest billionaires paid a lower effective tax rate than the working class. Their solutions include a wealth tax, and they’ve advised Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders on their proposals. You can learn more at taxjusticenow.org
NEW: JEREMY RIFKIN – The Green New Deal
Written on October 17th, 2019
NEW: JONATHAN BLANK, Sex, Drugs & Bicycles – How does Holland do it?
Written on October 4th, 2019
TIFFANY SHLAIN – 24/6: The Power of Unplugging One Day a Week
Written on September 19th, 2019In this episode, Terrence welcomes Emmy-nominated filmmaker, speaker and Webby Awards Founder Tiffany Shlain to the podcast. Terrence and Tiffany discuss her career path, the societal impact of technology, and the inspiration for her book, 24/6: The Power of Unplugging One Day a Week. They share their thoughts on how the digital age has impacted not just the way we live our lives, but how we think, feel and communicate with one another. Tiffany expounds on her family’s decade-long transformative practice of turning off screens one day each week for what she calls her Technology Shabbat. Finally, Terrence and Tiffany explore what the future could look like for our world if we act swiftly and resist the addiction that technology has inflicted on us as a people.
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NEW: ADAM HOCHSCHILD-Lessons from a Dark Time – for our own dark times
Written on September 18th, 2019