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 In an economy with steady growth, low unemployment and core inflation down to 3.2%, why do so many Americans say that the Biden Administration has left them worse off economically? How is Trump winning or tied with voters under 30? 

And why are the Democrats, once the party of the common man,  continuing to lose the support the working class, not just among white voters but increasingly among non-white voters? 

 To discuss those questions and more, I’m joined today by Robert Kuttner. Robert a journalist, writer and scholar -  is a co-founder and co-editor of The American Prospect, a professor at Brandeis University’s Heller School, an author of many great books, most recently “Going Big: FDR’s Legacy, Biden’s New Deal, and the Struggle to Save Democracy” as well as 2018’s Can Democracy Survive Global Capitalism, one of my favorite books for understanding the post-war economic order and the rise of the neoliberal era.

 On the show Bob hit on a wide range of issues – including Biden’s prospects for next year, whether Carter was our first neoliberal president, the state of the British and German economies, the elitism of the Democratic Party, Israel and free speech on campus, and much more – it’s a heck of a show, folks. 

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For most of his career, Bob has been an economics journalist. He is co-founder and co-editor of The American Prospect magazine, He was a longtime columnist for BusinessWeek, and continues to write columns for The New York Times international edition. He was a founder of the Economic Policy Institute and serves on its board.

Bob is author of thirteen books, including the 2008 New York Times bestseller, Obama’s Challenge: American’s Economic Crisis and the Power of a Transformative Presidency; and most recently, The Stakes 2020 His best-known earlier book is Everything for Sale: the Virtues and Limits of Markets (1997). His other books on economics and politics include: The Squandering of America (2007), The End of Laissez-Faire (1991); The Life of the Party (1987); The Economic Illusion (1984); Revolt of the Haves (1980), and Debtors’ Prison (2013).

As a scholar and teacher, he has taught at Boston University, the University of Oregon, the University of Massachusetts, and the Institute of Politics at Harvard, as well as his present chair at The Heller School at Brandeis.

He is the two-time winner of the Sidney Hillman Journalism Award, the John Hancock Award for Business and Financial Writing, the Jack London Award for Labor Writing, and the Paul Hoffman Award of the United Nations Development Program for his lifetime work on economic efficiency and social justice. He has been a Guggenheim Fellow, Woodrow Wilson Fellow, German Marshall Fund Fellow, and John F. Kennedy Fellow.

Bob’s journalism and scholarly research has been at the intersection of economics and politics. His current research is on the impact of globalization on political democracy at the level of the nation state; and on possible alternatives to the current structure of the economy that would be more conducive to greater equality of income, wealth, and opportunity as well as to stronger democracy.

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Over the last decade we’ve seen the rise of a wide range of social justice movements, from Occupy Wall Street to Me Too to Black Lives Matter. Where are those movements now and what impact have they had? 

In his new book “How the Elites Ate the Social Justice Movement” Freddie DeBoer explores these questions. Freddie argues that in the digital age, social movements flare up but then lose steam through a lack of tangible goals, the inherent moderating effects of our established institutions and political parties, and the lack of any real grassroots movement in contemporary America. Hidden beneath the rhetoric of the oppressed and the symbolism of the downtrodden lies the inconvenient fact that those doing the organizing, messaging, protesting, and campaigning are predominantly drawn from this country’s more upwardly mobile educated classes.

 DeBoer lays out an alternative vision for how society’s winners can contribute to social justice movements without taking them over, and how activists and their organizations can become more resistant to the influence of elites, nonprofits, corporations, and political parties. He argues that only by organizing around class rather than empty gestures can we begin the hard work of changing minds and driving policy.

 In my conversation with Freddie we discuss his takes on why the Bernie Sanders campaigns failed, illiberalism and intolerance among the activist left, the quiet expiration of the Child Tax Credit, why Freddie favors a much more open immigration policy, and more. 

 I hope you enjoy the discussion. Please remember to like, follow and share the show. Enjoy

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Fredrik deBoer is the author of The Cult of Smart, a book about meritocracy, education, and the potential for a more humane society. It was selected by New York magazine as one of its Ten Best Books of 2020. He holds a PhD in English from Purdue University, where he concentrated on assessment of student learning. He lives in Brooklyn with his girlfriend and his cat Suavecito.

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On October 7, Israel suffered a brutal attack as Hamas militants from Gaza rampaged across the south,  massacring up to 1,500 Jews and taking 200 more captive.

Israel’s response has been to unleash a massive bombing campaign on the Gaza strip, home to 2.2 million people who have nowhere to go to escape the carnage. As of this recording, the bombardment of Gaza continues, with thousands dead and up to a million people displaced in what has become a complete humanitarian catastrophe. 

To get perspective on what is going on, yesterday I spoke to Dalia Hatuqa, a journalist based out of the West Bank, which Israel has been occupying along with Gaza since 1967. Dalia specializes in Israeli/Palestinian affairs and has long covered the conflict.

 We spoke about what the perspective is from the West Bank, what's unfolding in Gaza, the impact of a near-sixty-year occupation and prospects for peace between Israelis and Palestinians.

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While all eyes were on Congress this week, the Republican presidential primary continued to unfold across the country. I’ve found that primary a little bizarre and a little boring – especially the last debate. With Trump ahead by 40 or 50 points it seems like the race is already over. But I’ve been wrong before.

To bring in some outside perspective, today’s guest is Taylor Svehlak – a friend of the show. Taylor is a gun rights advocate and an old school conservative, though a classical liberal in the tradition of Adam Smith and John Stuart Mill. Taylor and I discuss the recent GOP debate, the state of the race, Ukraine, what the general election might look like and the main issues on voters minds this election.

 Speaking as someone who’s very much on the left, I always think it’s fun to discuss politics with people outside my own bubble – so very much appreciate Taylor coming back on the show and sharing is perspectives.

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Liam Cosgrove is a DC-based correspondent for The Grayzone, an independent news website dedicated to original investigative journalism and analysis on politics and empire. 

With much of the mainstream media being pretty aggressively pro-war in its coverage of Ukraine, Liam has stood out for pressing both the Administration as well as Members of Congress on the conflict in a way that tries to get to the deeper truth of what is going on. 

We talk about Liam’s career trajectory and what it’s like to be the odd man out at these briefings, the Ukraine War, the presidential election, political influences and a little bit about the JFK assassination. Liam comes from a bit of a libertarian background while I look at most things from the left, but we found a lot of agreement when it comes to US foreign policy and strong concern about the risks for escalation with the Ukraine War/Russia, up to and including nuclear war.

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Michael Valdes is an IBEW Journey Level Inside Wireman. He joins the show to talk about the UAW strike, class issues in America, how politicians of both sides view the working class generally and labor unions in particular, and what gives him hope for moving forward. 

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In her book "Faith Defeated My Pain" , Jasmine Pettross describes her journey from being diagnosed with cancer at a young age, to struggling to find meaning in her suffering, to finding purpose in her pain and a path forward in life. As she says in her book "No matter the hardships that are faced in life, the time it takes to heal and face situations that you have no control over only makes you resilient."

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Robert Powell is a co-founder of the Scientific Coalition for UAP Studies, a non-profit, in September 2017. The purpose of the organization is the scientific study of Unidentified Aerial Phenomena. Affiliation with the organization is open to all individuals with a background in science, the military, or law enforcement.

Powell has a BS degree in Chemistry and is a former collegiate debater. He has 28 years experience in engineering management in the semiconductor industry.  While working at Advanced Micro Devices, Robert has taken numerous internal courses related to device physics, design of experiments and statistical analysis.  He helped Advanced Micro Devices develop its first flash memory technology that is used in today’s flash cards for cameras, PCs, video cameras, and other products. 

 Robert's experience includes managing a state-of-the-art chemistry laboratory and managing a Research and Development group that worked on nanotechnology using atomic force microscopes, near-field optical microscopy, and other techniques.   Robert is also a co-holder of four patents related to nanotechnology.

 Robert Powell was the former Director of Research at MUFON from 2007-2017 and created MUFON's Science Review Board in 2012.  He is one of two authors of the detailed radar/witness report on the “Stephenville Lights,” as well as the SCU report "UAP: 2013 Aguadilla, Puerto Rico".   Robert is a member of the Society for Scientific Exploration, the UFODATA project and the National Space Society.  He is active with FOIA requests to various government organizations to obtain information on historical cases and is a co-author of the book, 'UFOs and Government: A Historical Inquiry,' published in 2012.   Robert currently resides in Austin, Texas.

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Justin B. Kinney is an Associate Professor in the Simons Center for Quantitative Biology at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. He received a Ph.D. in Physics from Princeton University in 2008, is a co-author on >40 journal articles, and serves as project leader on two National Institutes of Health research grants. His lab has developed widely-used research methods, including methods that are now used to understand the effects of mutations present in variants of SARS-CoV-2.
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Yanna Lambrinidou, PhD is Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Science, Technology, and Society at Virginia Tech and cofounder of the Campaign for Lead Free Water, a national network of individuals and organizations working to protect communities from lead in drinking water. Her work focuses on environmental health, policy, and justice at the intersection where scientists, engineers, and diverse publics meet.
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George Beebe spent more than two decades in government as an intelligence analyst, diplomat, and policy advisor, including as director of the CIA’s Russia analysis, director of the CIA’s Open Source Center, and as a staff advisor on Russia matters to Vice President Cheney. His book, The Russia Trap: How Our Shadow War with Russia Could Spiral into Nuclear Catastrophe (St. Martin’s Press, 2019), warned how the United States and Russia could stumble into a dangerous military confrontation. Prior to joining QI, George was Vice President and Director of Studies at the Center for the National Interest and before that he served as president of a technology company that measured the impact of events, issues, and advertising campaigns on audience views. He speaks Russian and German.

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