This series is all about solutions. Over the last four decades, the US economy has done quite well for the top 1%, but it has been stagnant for most Americans. This was not an accident, nor the natural workings of the market and certainly not an inevitability. US policies have been deliberately structured since 1980 to redistribute income upwards. In other words, the system has been rigged. Dean Baker shows us how public policy can be deployed to Unf★ck America. Over six episodes, Baker illustrates how even minor changes in public policy can help change our trajectory dramatically. It just takes the political will to recognize that the current situation is not insurmountable, and that change is achievable. Learn more at: http://unf-ckamerica.com Credits: Dean Baker, Matthew Kulvicki, Nick Alpha, Gonçalo Fonseca, Kurt Semm
Conversations with leading economists on the most important issues facing economics and the global economy today. Produced by Matthew Kulvicki & Nick Alpha
An award-winning series where top thinkers share their insights and opinions on issues they believe all people should understand. Produced by Matthew Kulvicki, Nick Alpha & Audra Aucoin
Economics can be creative, it can be rigorous, it can be relevant. Founded in the wake of the financial crisis in 2009, the Institute for New Economic Thinking (INET) is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization devoted to developing and sharing ideas that can repair our broken economy and create a more equal, prosperous, and just society. We conduct and commission research, convene forums for exchanging ideas, develop curricula, and nurture a global community of young scholars to meet current and future challenges. Learn more at https://www.ineteconomics.org
Economics can either fuel conflict or pave the way to lasting peace, the choice is ours.In this seven-part series, Professor James K. Boyce challenges conventional economic thinking by exploring the complex relationship between conflict and economics. From analyzing the economic drivers of war to reimagining how we invest in peace, Boyce offers a fresh perspective on the policies and principles that can lead to a more peaceful, equitable world.Learn more at http://econofwar.org/Directed by Matthew KulvickiProduced by Nick Alpha
Inequality, in many ways, may be the biggest question of our times. And yet it is a topic that is still underexplored in conventional economics curricula. In this five-part lecture series, economists Arjun Jayadev (Azim Premji University) and Branko Milanovic (CUNY Graduate Center) break down what inequality is, how we measure it, why it exists, and how to address it. Learn more at http://newth.ink/inequality
The laws of capitalism have elevated the interests of the few above that of the many, but we can rewrite the code and restore balance to society. In this series, Professor Katharina Pistor (Columbia Law School) breaks down the history, process, institutions, and participants involved in the legal coding of capital. She shows us how private actors have harnessed social resources to accumulate wealth, generating not only economic inequality, but inequality in law. Enabling them to opt out of jurisdictions, restrict governmental policy, and erode democracy. Learn more at http://lawsofcapitalism.org/
“It is extremely important for our democracy to function that ordinary citizens understand the key issues and basic theories of economics.” – Ha-Joon Chang Economics has long been the domain of the ivory tower, where specialized language and opaque theorems make it inaccessible to most people. That’s a problem. In the new series “Economics For People” from the Institute for New Economic Thinking (INET), University of Cambridge economist and bestselling author Ha-Joon Chang explains key concepts in economics, empowering anyone to hold their government, society, and economy accountable.
Explore economic growth and development through technological innovation with the renowned investor and scholar. In this eight-part series, Bill Janeway investigates the relationship between #venturecapital and technological #innovation, and the interdependent roles of entrepreneurial firms, the mission-driven State and financial speculation in the overall innovation system. Learn more at https://www.ineteconomics.org/perspectives/videos/venture-capital Credits: Matthew Kulvicki, Nick Alpha, Gonçalo Fonseca, Athullya Roytman, Kurt Semm
As data, intellectual property, and intangible assets eclipse physical capital, how do we ensure that policy, society, and institutions keep pace? In this series, renowned economist Rohinton Medhora guides us through the fundamental shifts redefining value, labor, governance, and global cooperation in the 21st century. The Invisible Economy offers an essential roadmap for navigating the world we’re already living in—and the one that’s rapidly unfolding. Learn more at http://invisibleeconomy.org Directed by Matthew Kulvicki Produced by Nick Alpha
The economy is not gender neutral, but actually relies on gender imbalances to function and grow. In this five-part lecture series, this renowned scholar guides us through the field of feminist economics. Feminist economics shows how our understanding of the economy, theory and policy changes with the adoption of a gender perspective in economic thinking. Learn more: https://www.ineteconomics.org/perspectives/videos/feminist-economics Credits: Jayati Ghosh, Matthew Kulvicki, Nick Alpha, Gonçalo Fonseca, Kurt Semm
How can we understand the bright and dark sides of China’s gilded rise? Through the lens of American history. In this seven-episode series, Yuen Yuen Ang explains how China escaped poverty and became the second largest economy in the world. Rejecting popular assumptions of Chinese exceptionalism, she shows that China’s path to a mixture of wealth and capitalist excesses is more like the American experience than most people think. Learn more at http://economicsofchina.org/ Produced by Matthew Kulvicki, Nick Alpha & Kurt Semm