Economic Update

The Economics of U.S. Labor Struggles and Gaza

In this week’s episode of Economic Update, Professor Wolff discusses the economic repercussions of Western sanctions and the retaliations they provoke. He then turns to the latest labor strikes and the wage and benefit gains achieved by unions at Boeing and East Coast dock workers. He highlights China’s dominance of the global energy markets, and … Continued


On today’s show, I’ll speak to filmmaker Jalena Keane-Lee about her documentary “Standing Above the Clouds”.  This is the ongoing story about the fight against the construction of the Thirty Meter Telescope on Mauna Kea in Hawai’i. “Standing Above the Clouds was created through a collaborative process with our film protagonists. Through making this film, … Continued


UpFront

What Happened this Election? Trump 2.0 and US Relations with China; Inflation Shock Impact on Electoral Politics; Plus, California State Politics and Housing

00:08 — Jake Werner, Research Fellow at the Quincy Institute. His research examines the emergence of great power conflict between the US. 00:20 — Steve Phillips is founder of Democracy in Color. His latest book is How We Win the Civil War: Securing a Multiracial Democracy and Ending White Supremacy for Good 00:33 — David … Continued