The Rundown

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Globalization and free trade won the day for decades. National governments made deals, and opened borders to goods and capital, though not without sceptics, and in some cases massive protests. It led to remarkable growth, but also, real problems, such as growing inequality. Rana Foroohar is global business columnist and associate editor at the Financial Times, and global economic analyst for CNN. Her new book, "Homecoming: The Path to Prosperity in a Post-global World," diagnoses what happened and offers a sober analysis of what should come next.

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The Organization for Economic Development and Cooperation (OECD) predicts that Canada will be the worst performing advanced economy over the next decade. Wages have been virtually stagnant for 50 years, while the top 20 per cent of households hold almost 70 per cent of all the net worth in the country. It begs the question: Who is this economy working for? To help us understand, we welcome: Vass Bednar, public policy professor at McMaster University; Bret House, economist and professor at Columbia Business School and Fellow with the Public Policy Forum; Sunil Johal, professor, Public Policy and Society, University of Toronto and Vice-President, Public Policy with the CSA Group; and Kaylie Tiessen, labour economist, Unifor; and Graeme Moffat, senior fellow at the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy at the University of Toronto.

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Lack of trust in the mainstream media has never been higher. With broken economic models, accusations of bias in journalists, and a reliance on subsidies, these have become desperate times for legacy media. Longtime journalist and professor Jeffrey Dvorkin has ideas on how to fix it, and shares his wisdom gained from decades in the field.

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Since the beginning of winter, Ontario has seen two fatalities on construction sites. How adequate are the resources and support for workers? Who is responsible for prevention and punishment? What groups are more prone to health and safety risks? Four experts discuss the state of wellbeing for construction workers in Ontario.

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Journalist David Frum discusses the January 6th Capitol Hill riot, what led to it and how the U.S. has come out of it in the last two years to restore a sense of democracy.

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