According to the Institute for Public Policy Research’s Commission on Economic Justice report called Time for Change: A New Vision for the British Economy, we need a “fundamental reform of the British economy on a scale comparable with the Atlee reforms of the 1940s and the Thatcher revolution of the 1980s.” Like many so-called developed economies around the world, the British economy’s no longer delivering rising earnings for most of the population, and young people today are set to be poorer than their parents. In this Taxcast Extra Naomi Fowler of TJN speaks with Grace Blakeley of the Institute for Public Policy Research on the findings of their report.
Geopolitics
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, Tucker Carlson – The War With the US and How to End It
6 December 2024 Chapters: 0:00 Is the US at War With Russia? 12:56 Russia’s Message to the West Through Hypersonic Weapons 17:47 Is There Conversation Happening Between Russia and the US? 23:18 How Many Have […]
Austerity
Mark Blyth and Carrie Nordlund – Turkey, Greece, Italy, etc.
Mark Blyth, political economist at Brown’s Watson Institute, and Carrie Nordlund, political scientist and associate director of Brown’s Master of Public Affairs program, share their take on the week’s news. Today’s topics include Trump’s spat […]
Economics
The Great Simplification – William E. Rees: “The Fundamental Issue – Overshoot”
On this episode, Nate is joined by systems ecologist William E. Rees. Professor Rees outlines why most of the challenges facing humanity and the biosphere have a common origin – ecological overshoot. Bill also unpacks […]
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