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Economics For the People
Economics For the People takes you on a journey to explore the transformative power of economics when it is harnessed for the working classes, to advance social justice, and to create an inclusive and equitable society. It is an open invitation to participate in collectively shaping and reimagining an economy that prioritizes the needs and aspirations of the working classes, marginalized communities, and individuals of different gender expressions, sexualities, and abilities. The show features diverse voices, experiences and perspectives that often remain unheard in mainstream conversations about economics, markets and numbers.
Cover art by Madhusree.
In this episode’s Econ 101, what thoughts did Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. offer on the impact of the economy on working people? Sirisha and Taki discuss the connections between the political economy of racism, poverty and imperialism found in Dr. King’s intellectual legacy. In the D&S Debrief segment, Chris Sturr interviews Nick French about student debt. Finally, in our special feature we converse with Prof. Clara
Irazabal-Zurita about the Latino community in Kansas City. How has the community responded to the social structures of accumulation or SSA (the historically contingent changes in global capitalism)?
0.Show introduction by Taki and Sirisha: 38s
1. Econ 101 by Taki and Sirisha – Dr. King’s legacy on economic
responses: 3:15
2. D&S Debrief by Chris Sturr (co-editor of Dollars and Sense Magazine)
in conversation with Nick French (Asst. editor of Jacobin magazine) on
student debt: 19:58
3. Feature Conversation with Prof. Clara Irazabal-Zurita, Prof of Urban
Planning at University of Maryland, College Park: 30:06
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