Peter Cole on the Power of Dockworkers
We talk a lot about logistics on this show – the industries, like Amazon or FedEx, that have made fortunes managing the movement of goods from one place to another. […]
Bernice Yeung on The Fight to End Sexual Violence Against America’s Most Vulnerable Workers
The Me Too movement has brought much needed attention to sexual violence and harassment both in and outside the workplace. It has challenged patriarchal norms and practices and illuminated […]
Juan De Lara on Logistics and Urban Space
Amazon’s withdrawal from New York City has sparked big conversations about companies’ impact on urban space, but less attention has been paid to the fact that, as logistics companies, corporations […]
Randy Shaw on the Housing Affordability Crisis
In major cities across the country, skyrocketing rents and housing prices have pushed out workers and everyday people who are no longer able to afford the cost of living. In […]
Gavin Benke on Enron and the Neoliberal Era
Frauds. Grifts. Swindles. Scams. These are hardly new things when it comes to the history of capitalism. But that doesn’t mean they each one don’t reflect its specific era of […]
Episode 51: Louis Hyman on the Rise of the Gig Economy
We tend to think about the “gig economy” as a new development – brought into being by Uber and our smartphones. But Louis Hyman shows us the deep roots of […]
Episode 50: Devin Fergus on the Rise of Financial Fees
Over the past few decades, financial companies have begun charging more and more hidden fees. Devin Fergus explains why Americans pay so many fees and how these fees function to […]
