Something strange happened in late April: the price of oil went negative. This below-zero price tag didn’t last long, but it remains unusually cheap. And thanks to the coronavirus, it will likely stay that way for a while. In this episode Mark talks with Watson Associate Professor Jeff Colgan, an expert on the oil industry and the geopolitics that define it. They get into oil’s current price fluctuations, how it’s related to the coronavirus pandemic, and how changes to this singular commodity will affect industries and countries in a post-pandemic world.
Economics
Mariana Mazzucato – Why We Need a New Way to Measure the Economy
Economist Mariana Mazzucato discusses her book and the need for new ways to measure economic performance. Listen here
Corruption
Scribbled – Andrea Capussela: The Political Economy of Italy’s Decline
In the premier episode we are joined by Dr. Andrea Lorenzo Capussela to talk about his book “The Political Economy of Italy’s Decline”, published by Oxford University Press. Watch here
Inequality
Catherine Liu, Chris Hedges – Virtue Hoarders and the Rejection of Liberalism
12 February 2025 The material needs of working class people in America continue to be obscured and co-opted by politicians and people claiming to know what’s best on both sides of the political aisle. While […]
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