Podcast: Economics & Beyond

john powell: The Pandemic is a Missed Opportunity to Address Racial Disparities
INET board member and Othering & Belonging 51ºÚÁϱ¬ÁÏÍøÀúʷʼþ Director john a. powell discusses the ways in which the pandemic intersects with racial inequality and how government policy could address both problems at the same time.

Seth Klein: How WWII Preparation Sets an Example for Confronting Climate Change
Public policy researcher and writer Seth Klein discusses his new book, A Good War: Mobilizing Canada for the Climate Emergency, which looks at the example that the mobilization for World War II sets in terms of mobilizing society and resources for coping with an emergency.

Jayati Ghosh: Rescue Packages for Wealthy Corporations, not for Developing Countries
UMass Amherst Economics professor Jayati Ghosh talks about the massive unjustness of the so-called pandemic economic rescue packages, which continue to favor the world’s wealthiest while ignoring the dramatic plight of the developing world.