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Scams are everywhere. Who is stopping them? Former FTC attorneys Monica Vaca and Kati Daffan explain how two Supreme Court decisions weakened the Federal Trade Commission: one cut off its main route to getting consumers' money back, and one ended its independence from the White House. On Profit, Power and Policy, Bill Keep and Nancy Lasher ask what happens to consumer protection when the referee loses its whistle. #FTC #ConsumerProtection #Scams

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With the 2026 midterms weeks away, the flood of attack ads has already begun. In this episode of Profit, Power, and Policy, Bill Keep and Nancy Lasher help you separate rhetoric from reality. We look at how Ronald Reagan and Donald Trump built reputations that outran the facts, fact-check misleading ads in Senate races from Texas to Maine, and explain why so many campaigns now run against an invented version of their opponent instead of on their own record.

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Former business school dean and healthcare finance researcher Katherine Jervis joins Profit, Power and Policy to break down how nonprofit hospitals justify billions in tax exemptions through "community benefits," why inner-city hospitals keep closing, and what a new congressional bill (HR 9504) could mean for transparency. We also cover Medicaid cuts under the "One Big Beautiful Bill," pharmacy benefit manager pricing games, and Senator Andy Kim's Medikids proposal. Subscribe for more deep dives into the economics and politics of U.S. healthcare.

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From vouchers and book bans to Supreme Court appointments, author Katherine Stewart traces how a small group of the super-rich has funded a decades-long campaign against public education and democratic institutions. Bill Keep and Nancy Lasher ask the hard questions about money, religion, and power in America and the national and global implications for laws, women, minorities and public education. Subscribe for more Profit, Power and Policy. #PublicEducation #Plutocracy #Podcast

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Why do smart, experienced people fall for Ponzi schemes and pyramid schemes — and how do you know if your MLM "business opportunity" is actually illegal? Dr. William Keep, a DOJ/SEC/FTC expert witness on multi-level marketing and pyramid schemes, joins Power, Profit and Policy to explain Bernie Madoff, Charles Ponzi, the Backstreet Boys' Lou Pearlman scandal, and the regulatory loopholes that let these schemes keep operating.

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If you got laid off tomorrow, which country would you want to be working in? This episode of Power, Profit and Policy compares worker protections in the U.S., China, South Korea, and Germany — and the answer isn't close. We break down Germany's codetermination system (where employees sit on corporate supervisory boards and get real veto power over restructuring), using Volkswagen's massive workforce reduction as a live case study. Then we contrast that with South Korea's two-tier "regular" vs. "non-regular" worker system, China's murky unemployment insurance rules covering under 15% of jobless workers, and the patchwork of at-will employment, union representation, and the toothless WARN Act in the United States.

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Dive into the harsh reality of US health insurance with personal stories and expert analysis. Discover why costs are high, access is uneven, and profits overshadow patient care. Explore the complexities of insurance, Medicaid, Medicare, and the costly role of Pharmacy Benefit Managers. Join us as we unravel the broken system and discuss potential solutions for better healthcare coverage.

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Christian Nationalism is running our government. It isn’t a fringe movement. It runs our military, has overturned Roe v Wade, and is putting religion back into our public schools. Backed by business, the movement has overtaken our politics and culture.  Tim Whitaker discusses how to stop this avalanche. 

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Hosts Bill Keep and Nancy Lasher examine the growing influence of Christian Nationalism in American business and politics — from the Supreme Court's Hobby Lobby ruling and the secretive Ziklag network to the Seven Mountains Mandate and its blueprint for theocratic governance. Drawing on Colonial history, Constitutional law, and current events, they argue that implementing this agenda requires the authoritarianism its proponents claim to oppose.

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In this episode, we analyze inflation effects on fuel and housing, record consumer debts including credit cards and auto loans, and a historic drop in consumer confidence. Economic stress shows in underwater car loans, HELOCs used for consolidating debt, historic low savings, and more multigenerational households. The K-shaped economy fuels wealth concentration amid rising threats of job losses from AI, tariffs, and stagnant wages.

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