(2016/01/29) The trouble with extreme wealth inequality (Economics) - a podcast by BestOfTheLeft.com
from 2016-01-30T00:00
Edition #985
Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
00:00:30 Ch. 2: Act 1: This Is The Income Inequality Video CEOs Don’t Want Americans To See - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 10-03-14
Ch. 3: Song 1: Let's Work Together - Canned Heat
00:17:41 Ch. 4: Act 2: Climate Change and Inequality Are Driving War and Catastrophic Conflicts from Syria to Africa - @democracynow - Air Date: 12-04-15
Ch. 5: Song 2: Climate Refugees Main Theme - Michael Mollura
00:21:56 Ch. 6: Act 3: Stoking fears to pit workers against workers, never the rich - CounterSpin (@FAIRmediawatch) - Air Date 12-11-15
Ch. 7: Song 3: Don't Blame Yourself - Sixpence None the Richer
00:25:42 Ch. 8: Act 4: Paul Krugmanon on Thomas Piketty's book: Capital in the Twenty-First Century - @BillMoyersHQ And Company - Air Date 4-18-14
Ch. 9: Song 4: A Change Is Gonna Come - Ben Sollee
00:43:56 Ch. 10: Act 5: Thomas Piketty's 'Capital' in 3 minutes - BBC Newsnight - Air Date: 04-30-14
Ch. 11: Song 5: Adventure, Darling - Gillicuddy
00:47:43 Ch. 12: Act 6: Make #Poverty an #Election2016 Priority w/@VoteToEndHunger - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 13: Song 6: This Fickle World - Theo Bard
00:50:41 Ch. 14: Act 7: International comparisons of child poverty show who we should look to - Economic Update w/ @profwolff - Air Date 1-24-16
Voicemails
00:58:09 Ch. 15: Capitalism with the workers in charge - Patrick from Dallas
01:00:42 h. 16: How capitalism should work - Colin from Cleveland, OH
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
01:02:39 Ch. 17: Final Comments on the case against extreme wealth inequality and endless economic growth
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Activism: Make #Poverty an #Election2016 Priority w/@VoteToEndHunger
Take Action:
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Sources/further reading:
"Pathologizing the Poor Reinforces Stigma While Deterring Advocacy and Public Policy” via Truthout
”Hunger is a Significant But Solvable Problem, Both in the United States and Internationally” via Vote to End Hunger
”Presidential Candidate Videos” via Vote to End Hunger
Written by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich
Produced by Jay! Tomlinson
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