Seattle Warns Cities as Amazon Looks For a Second Home
Click on the 'Listen' button above to hear this interview. In early September, Amazon put out a wanted sign for its second headquarters, what many have nicknamed HQ2. Qualifications included a place...
View ArticleMonths After Harvey, A Family Fights to Pick Up the Pieces
Click on the 'Listen' button above to hear this interview. When Hurricane Harvey made landfall in Texas in late August, tens of thousands of people were forced to relocate to shelters and hotels across...
View ArticleThe Myths and Realities of White Racism
Click on the 'Listen' button above to hear this segment. This week, an poll representing a small sample size of Americans has generated conversation across the media landscape. NPR, The Robert Wood...
View ArticleHow Data in Public Policy Can Foster Bias and Inequality
Virginia Eubanks, associate professor of political science at the University at Albany, SUNY, a founding member of the Our Data Bodies project, a fellow at New America and the author of Automating...
View ArticleRace, Gender & Salaries in NYC
Kristen Lewis co-director of Measure of America, a program of the Social Science Research Council, and co-author of their "Portrait of New York City," and Sheena Wright, president and CEO of the United...
View ArticleMonday Morning Politics; Inequality in NYC; Separation Trauma; Hari Kondabolu
On today's show:NPR White House reporter Ayesha Rascoe talks about the latest national political news;Kristen Lewis co-director of Measure of America, a program of the Social Science Research Council,...
View ArticleAsians Surpass African-Americans and Latinos in Income Inequality
A new PEW Research Center study shows that the gap between the rich and the poor in Asian communities has surpassed the gap in that of the African-American and Latino communities.To understand how...
View ArticleThe Week that Was
In "The Week that Was," Jeffrey Toobin writes about the deceptive contrast between Trump and Cavanaugh.
View ArticleCREATED EQUAL: Episode Three of The Democracy Test
In the depths of the Great Depression, many Americans lost their faith in a democracy that allowed an enormous gap between the wealthy and the too-often desperate poor. In “Created Equal,” the latest...
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[Unedited] Anand Giridharadas with Krista Tippett
We Americans revere the creation of wealth. Anand Giridharadas wants us to examine this and how it shapes our life together. This is a challenging conversation but a generative one: about the implicit...
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Anand Giridharadas — When the Market Is Our Only Language
We Americans revere the creation of wealth. Anand Giridharadas wants us to examine this and how it shapes our life together. This is a challenging conversation but a generative one: about the implicit...
View ArticleMisdemeanors: Why One Lawyer Says They're Making America More Unequal
Loitering. Trespassing. Petty theft. Commit one of these low-level crimes, and you might be charged with a misdemeanor. A minor offense.Alexandra Natapoff, professor of law at the University of...
View ArticleIn a Just Society, is There Room for Billionaires?
Since being sworn in earlier this month, Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has proposed transformational changes to the American social contract, include raising marginal tax rates on the wealthy...
View ArticleHow Philanthropy Lets Rich People Off the Hook
After the Notre Dame Cathedral fire this week, millionaires and billionaires rallied together to raise the funds to restore the medieval cultural monument — to the tune of a billion plus dollars. It...
View ArticleCanceling America's Student Debt
Julie Margetta Morgan, Fellow at the Roosevelt Institute and Lindsey M. Burke, director of the Center for Education Policy at the Heritage Foundation, debate the economic benefits of presidential...
View ArticleCould Billionaires Solve Global Poverty?
Then, Time editor at large, Anand Giridharadas, discusses whether billionaires can put an end to global poverty if they had the will to do so, and talks about his recent book, Winners Take All: The...
View ArticleHow a Wealth Gap Contributes to a Privacy Gap
Facebook is facing scrutiny from countries around the world on its handling of users' personal information, but it's far from the only company that has seen massive data breaches in recent years. While...
View ArticlePolitics with Amy Walter: Unpacking the Democratic Debates from the Aspen...
At this year's Aspen Ideas Festival, Amy hosted back-to-back post-debate discussions with a panel of influential writers. We'll hear excerpts from the conversation, in an effort to provide analysis of...
View ArticleUnpacking the Democratic Debates from the Aspen Ideas Festival
At this year's Aspen Ideas Festival, Amy hosted back-to-back post-debate discussions with a panel of influential writers. We'll hear excerpts from the conversation, in an effort to provide analysis of...
View ArticleBuilding An Inclusive Innovation Economy
In recent years, some American cities, like Pittsburgh, have been transformed by legions of tech jobs. But even as these one-time industrial cities reinvented themselves, many residents - including...
View Article385- Shade
Journalist Sam Bloch used to live in Los Angeles. And while lots of people move to LA for the sun and the hot temperatures, Bloch noticed a real dark side to this idyllic weather: in many neighborhoods...
View Article385- Shade
Journalist Sam Bloch used to live in Los Angeles. And while lots of people move to LA for the sun and the hot temperatures, Bloch noticed a real dark side to this idyllic weather: in many neighborhoods...
View ArticleLouis C.K.’s Return to the Stage
Hilton Als reviews Louis C.K.’s first American tour since the comedian was accused of sexual misconduct, in 2017. What should a performer in C.K.’s position say about his scandal, and can he use his...
View ArticleThe Patriotic Millionaires Want to Raise Their Own Taxes
“Being rich is great,” Morris Pearl tells a group of progressives. “I recommend you all try it. It’s a lot better than the alternative.” Pearl is the chair of the Patriotic Millionaires. The group is...
View ArticleLouis C.K.’s Return to the Stage
Louis C.K. is touring comedy clubs for the first time since accusations of sexual misconduct seemed to end his career, in 2017. Several women charged that C.K. had exposed himself and masturbated in...
View ArticleAs Data Shows Hispanics And Blacks Hit Hardest By Coronavirus, Elected...
After mounting pressure from elected officials and advocates, New York City officials released new data on the race and ethnicity of COVID 19 fatalities today. That information confirms that...
View ArticleThe Injustice of COVID-19
On the surface, COVID-19 may seem to be a great leveller. Princes and Prime Ministers, musicians and Hollywood A-listers, N.B.A. players, and other prominent people have made headlines for contracting...
View ArticleCOVID-19 Inequalities. May 8, 2020, Part 1
Coronavirus is still hitting the U.S. hard. And breaking down infections by race shows a striking pattern: Black, Latino, and Native American people are hit much harder than other communities. National...
View ArticleThe COVID Latest: Upticks in the City; The ACA and the Supreme Court
Uché Blackstock, M.D., emergency medicine physician, founder & CEO of Advancing Health Equities and a Yahoo News medical contributor, talks about the uptick in COVID-19 cases in the city and about...
View ArticlePublic Education in the Age of COVID and Beyond
In the spring, more than 50 million K-12 students were hurriedly sent home as the nation’s public schools shut down because of the coronavirus pandemic. Some of those students have returned to their...
View ArticleHow the School Transmission Conversation Became So Muddled
Over the past 10 months, debates have raged over how to keep the coronavirus in check. What to open? What to close? Where does the virus spread, and where are we relatively safe? Through it all, one...
View ArticleThe NCAA's Treatment of Its Female Student-Athletes
Sally Jenkins, sports columnist for the Washington Post, and formerly a senior writer for Sports Illustrated, talks about the recent outrage over the NCAA's unequal treatment between men and women...
View ArticleNYC's Next Mayor? Economy & Equity: Maya Wiley
Maya Wiley, 2021 mayoral hopeful, legal analyst and a university professor at the New School, talks about her plans for the City's economy, both in recovering from the pandemic losses and in addressing...
View ArticleNYC's Next Mayor? Economy & Equity: Scott Stringer
Scott Stringer, New York City Comptroller and 2021 mayoral hopeful, talks about his plans for the City's economy, both in recovering from the pandemic losses and in addressing pre-existing inequality.
View ArticleHow the Wealthiest Americans Play the Tax Game
ProPublica received a trove of Internal Revenue Service data showing that the wealthiest Americans "sidestep" income taxes, legally. Jesse Eisinger, senior reporter and editor at ProPublica and the...
View ArticleInequality and Taxes; Brooklyn Primaries; Global Vaccinations; How to Rank...
On today's show:ProPublica received a trove of Internal Revenue Service data showing that the wealthiest Americans "sidestep" income taxes, legally. Jesse Eisinger, senior reporter and editor at...
View ArticleHow Zillow Explains Education Inequity
Hundred year old school buildings. Sputtering HVAC systems. Covid revealed a legacy of racism that’s built into the physical infrastructure of education. A lack of investment in school buildings...
View ArticlePandora Papers Expose Hidden Finances of World's Wealthiest and Most Powerful...
A global investigation of leaked documents called the Pandora Papers, published in October by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ), exposed hidden financial secrets of some...
View ArticleA New Analysis Of Income Data Shows Income Inequality Shrank Under De Blasio
New York City narrowed the inequality gap between 2014 to 2019, defying a national trend, as the bottom half of earners steadily increased their share of income faster relative to wealthier ones, an...
View ArticleThe Robots Are Taking (More and Better) Jobs
On Today's Show:Steve Lohr, New York Times technology and economics reporter, talks about recent economic research that points to artificial intelligence as a reason for widening economic disparity.
View ArticleKeeping Score: Part 1
The John Jay Educational Campus, a large brick building in Park Slope, Brooklyn, houses four high schools: Cyberarts Studio Academy, the Secondary School for Law, Millennium Brooklyn, and Park Slope...
View ArticleMichael Tubbs Has A Message for All Of US
In 2020, Michael Tubbs lost his reelection campaign after capturing the nation’s attention. But he hopes the lessons he learned can inspire future generations of local leaders. Find out more about End...
View ArticleWomen. Life. Freedom.
Young Iranian Americans are witnessing a historic moment, as protests continue in Iran. We invited some of them to share how they are finding ways to participate from afar.Young Iranian Americans are...
View ArticleHow The White Wall Contributes to the Racial Wealth Gap
New York Times finance reporter Emily Flitter joins us to talk about her new book, The White Wall: How Big Finance Bankrupts Black America, which includes a deeply reported look into systemic racism...
View Article30 Issues: The Political Parties on Ending Poverty; DOT Commish; The Cost of...
Coming up on today's show: While the economy is on everyone's minds this midterm election cycle, little attention is being paid to poverty. Chris Howard, professor of government and public policy at...
View Article545- Shade Redux
This past May, the city of Los Angeles rolled out a brand new, state-of-the art feature for bus shelters. It’s called La Sombrita. La Sombrita is a metal screen that’s intended to provide shade for the...
View ArticleHow Chronic Illnesses Lowered U.S. Life Expectancy
Akilah Johnson, reporter exploring the effect of racism and social inequality on health for The Washington Post, breaks down new reporting that found the U.S. life expectancy is eroding faster than...
View ArticleA Black Physician’s Analysis Of The Legacy Of Racism In Medicine
Uché Blackstock always knew she wanted to be a doctor. Her mother was a physician at Kings County Hospital in Brooklyn, New York. Uché and her twin sister, Oni, would often visit their mother at work,...
View ArticleThe Case for a Cap on Wealth
Ingrid Robeyns, philosopher, economist and the author of Limitarianism: The Case Against Extreme Wealth (Astra House, 2024), expands on her idea of "limitarianism" and calls for a cap on extreme wealth.
View ArticleThroughline: Dare to Dissent
On today’s show, we’re excited to share an episode from our friends at the podcast Throughline. Sometimes, the most dangerous and powerful thing a person can do is to stand up not against their...
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