Pitchfork Economics
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A 🔥 #podcast about who gets what and why in the economy with zillionaire class traitor & #fightfor15 advocate, @NickHanauer. #thepitchforksarecoming
Seattle, WA
Joined October 2019
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Democracy is an ongoing project. This week, Osita Nwanevu explains why political democracy can’t survive without economic power—why worker voice, majority rule, and real self-government rise or fall together. 🎧 Listen: https://t.co/KXCj6ymph8
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Tyson Foods spent $196M juicing its stock. Later, it announced 3,200 layoffs in a town of 11,000. This is the Trillion Dollar Heist in real life. ⬇️ https://t.co/6w48kZy2ZB
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This is great work but more importantly a great message of solidarity and compassion for one another in the work force.
NEW: Behind Italy’s beauty (and parmesan) is a radical tradition of cooperatives. In some areas, they make up nearly a fifth of the GDP. We went to Emilia-Romagna, one of the richest regions in the country, to investigate how Italy’s workers built a more democratic economy.
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I asked Osita Nwanevu if the Abundance movement is antidemocratic and this is what he said: https://t.co/vR6gT6FiFg
My latest interview for The Nation is with Osita Nwanevu and concerns why the US has never been a democracy and what it must do economically and politically to become one:
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Instacart got caught charging different shoppers different prices for the exact same items. Here’s the kicker: they run the same scam on workers, letting an algorithm decide who gets paid more for the same job. https://t.co/oAnt3aYLx2
nytimes.com
The findings are the latest example of how the notion of a single price is breaking down in the digital age, a trend economists say could be pushing up some prices.
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“Everything suddenly got worse.” “We don’t build anymore.” “Equality is a struggle.” This year’s economics books had a lot to say about power, inequality, and why the world feels stuck. 🎧 Listen here: https://t.co/GOwqlUZCw5
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We don’t just have a price problem — we have a wage problem. As @hshierhol says, if pay had kept up with productivity, workers would be far better off today. Affordability isn’t rocket science: raise wages, strengthen labor, and stop blaming prices alone. https://t.co/1p6U54s314
ms.now
"As lawmakers grapple with the cost of living, they need to remind Americans – again and again – that pay is a policy choice," Heidi Shierholz writes.
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Not a single state attorney general joined the DOJ’s RealPage deal. RealPage helped corporate landlords coordinate rent hikes with an algorithm. The DOJ’s “settlement” doesn’t stop it — it just tweaks the settings. This is legalized collusion by software. https://t.co/BDvasG6S3y
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Econ 101 shapes how we understand the world—but much of it is outdated. This week, we talk to Wendy Carlin & Suresh Naidu about CORE Econ, free courses that reframe Econ 101 around real-world issues like inequality, power & innovation. 🎧 Listen here: https://t.co/YXVNdnzaWR
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The Republican tax bill is simple: the richer you are, the more you get. The poorer you are, the more you lose. Top 20% get a $6,055 windfall. Bottom 20% lose $560. This isn’t “tax reform.” It’s a wealth-up extraction scheme that punishes working families. https://t.co/kHCwLfhWXX
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If your holiday flight gets delayed or canceled for reasons in the airline’s control, here’s what Trump thinks you deserve: nothing. He recently killed the Biden-era rule that would've put $775 cash in your pocket for preventable disruptions. https://t.co/AqU9BRepzx
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A stellar edition of the podcast. Thought provoking. Everyone should examine their underlying assumptions now and then.
Neoliberalism wasn’t just an economic fad—it was a decades-long “quiet coup” that rewired our laws and institutions to put capital above democracy. This week, @MehrsaBaradaran joins Nick & Goldy to break it all down on our latest episode! 🎧 Listen now: https://t.co/u6Hh0t3l29
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Thanksgiving turkey might be cheaper this year—but sweet potatoes are up 37%, fresh veggies are up 61% and beef is still skyrocketing. Rolling back tariffs won’t fix an affordability crisis built by greedflation & 40 years of trickle-down failure. https://t.co/1bwMtJX5A7
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Neoliberalism wasn’t just an economic fad—it was a decades-long “quiet coup” that rewired our laws and institutions to put capital above democracy. This week, @MehrsaBaradaran joins Nick & Goldy to break it all down on our latest episode! 🎧 Listen now: https://t.co/u6Hh0t3l29
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Taxing the ultrarich and big corporations could raise $1T a year—enough for universal pre-K, lower health care costs, and real support for working families. We don’t need cuts. We need billionaires to pay what they owe. https://t.co/JBaNsKEMkV
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GDP counts cigarette sales but ignores caring for your kids, volunteering, or creating art. Economist @DianeCoyle1859 joins Nick & Goldy to explain why GDP is failing—and how we can measure real progress instead. 🎧 Listen now: https://t.co/7elsWWEmws
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NEW: Amazon drivers stuck at ~$19/hr + no career advancement, while UPS drivers—protected by a union—start near $35/hr and move up. The first large-scale study comparing Amazon, FedEx, and UPS drivers makes one thing clear: Unions work. Read the study: https://t.co/88al9LbHIA
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Crypto was supposed to be the future of money. Instead, it’s a trillion-dollar scam. Actor and author @ben_mckenzie joins Nick & Goldy this week to explain how “casino capitalism” took over—and why the next crash could be catastrophic. 🎧 Listen: https://t.co/Sn5n0yOUUr
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It's Corporate America’s favorite trick: fire workers, boost the stock price. Giants like Google, Citigroup & UPS have laid off thousands of workers while spending billions buying back their own stock. Read the comic that exposes this heist: https://t.co/sza3VDPxFl
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Corporations are on track to spend $1.3 trillion on stock buybacks this year, so we’re re-sharing our 2019 episode with @CoryBooker on how buybacks became legal market manipulation. 🎧 Listen: https://t.co/1kROysaCLL 📖 Read our comic: https://t.co/g9O7rL00wj
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