Vox: The Great Rebuild – Episode Four
Posted OnSeptember 3, 2020 byThe last time Andrew Yang was on The Ezra Klein Show, he was just beginning his long-shot campaign for the presidency. Now, he’s fresh off a speaking slot at the Democratic convention and, as he reveals in this episode, talking to Joe Biden about a very specific role in a Biden administration.Read More
Vox: The Great Rebuild – Episode One
Posted OnAugust 27, 2020 byThe novel coronavirus — and America’s disastrously inept response — has shuttered the economy, leaving factories quiet, businesses closed, workers unable to do their jobs. Pulling out of this hole will require an economic effort unlike anything in recent history. We don’t just need a bit of stimulus. We will need a remobilization. But toward what end?Read More
Vox: The Great Rebuild – Episode Three
Posted OnAugust 27, 2020 bySaul Griffith knows the US energy system better than just about anyone on this planet. He’s an inventor, a MacArthur genius fellow, and the founder and CEO of Otherlab, where his team was contracted by the Department of Energy to track and visualize the entirety of America’s energy flows. I had Griffith on The Ezra Klein Show last year for our climate series to lay out what it would look like for America to decarbonize. It was an awesome episode, but it was just a start.
Vox: The Great Rebuild – Episode Two
Posted OnAugust 27, 2020 byIn 2019, about one in six children in America — 12 million kids nationwide — lived in poverty. That’s a rate about two or three times higher than in peer countries. And that was before the worst economic and public health crisis in modern history.
Omidyar Announces Economic Response Advocacy Fund Investment in 18 Advocacy Organizations
Posted OnJuly 27, 2020 byWashington, DC – Today, Omidyar Network announced the final round of investments as part of its Economic Response Advocacy Fund. The Fund was established to create a stronger, more inclusive economy amid the COVID-19 pandemic.Read More
How Econ 101 Upholds Racist Systems (with Joelle Gamble)
Posted OnJuly 16, 2020 byJoelle Gamble sits down with Pitchfork Economics to discuss economic theories can be exclusionary and perpetuate racist outcomes. Read More
Roadmap for a Monopolization Case Against Google Regarding the Search Market
Posted OnJune 25, 2020 byToday, we unveiled the third and last in a series of policy papers containing detailed evidence and roadmaps for potential antitrust cases against several tech giants entitled “A Roadmap for a Monopolization Case Against Google Regarding the Search Market”.Read More
A Legal Roadmap to Address Google’s Monopoly on Search Engines
Posted OnJune 24, 2020 byToday, we unveiled the third and last in a series of policy papers containing detailed evidence and roadmaps for potential antitrust cases against several tech giants.Read More
OurVision for the Future of Workers and Work
Posted OnJune 22, 2020 byA dignified life means stability and agency. It means we get paid fairly for the work we do, and get a fair return for the time we put in. It means we can make ends meet, sustain our families, and send our kids off to a brighter future. It means we can take time off when needed to care for ourselves and our loved ones. And it means that everyone has a safe workplace, so no one has to choose between their health and their paycheck. Read More
UncheckedPower: The Root of Big Tech Issues
Posted OnJune 22, 2020 byThe dominant technology companies, such as Google and Facebook, self-declare as “platforms”. This means they own and operate essential infrastructure, provide services on which other companies depend, and engage in multi-sided markets. They deliver widespread conveniences and value to their users through their significant reach, features, and services. Yet, their unchecked market dominance, and social and political power is seriously threatening our individual freedoms, economies, and democracies.Read More