Political Economy 2/4

May 4, 20221 min read

Jay Naidoo - General Secretary, Congress of South African Trade Unions - Labor Solidarity Podcast

“Apartheid used racial discrimination as an instrument to maintain the cheap labor system. So the core of apartheid was a cheap labor...

May 3, 20221 min read

The Mother of all Evil is Speculation

Excerpt from Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps You're all pretty much fucked. They got all these fancy names for trillions of dollars of...

Mar 8, 20221 min read

International Women's Day with Kalpona Akter - The Labor Link

“I believe once you start work for worker rights, you cannot stop. You just can't stop yourself. I need to protest. I need to have these...

Feb 7, 20222 min read

The Philosophy of Political Economy Project - An Introduction

To move beyond the entrenched binary that pits capitalism versus socialism, the political economy project will spotlight the oligarchical...

Feb 4, 20221 min read

The Blair Mountain Battle with American System TV

Full Interview Evan Papp discusses the largest armed insurrection in the U.S. since the Civil War with the American System Network. This...

Sep 9, 20212 min read

Voices from the Centennial March to Blair Mountain - Organized by the United Mine Workers of America

“So why did we want to recreate this March? Because we are bound and determined that the history of our forefathers will not be taken...

Sep 2, 20211 min read

Remembering 1921: The Battle of Blair Mountain - David Rovics Audio Essay

“There is another America. Remember it. Those miners died for you. You should at least know who they were. And then let's all follow...

Aug 18, 20212 min read

The Road to Blair Mountain - Saving a Mine Wars Battlefield from King Coal

“So the idea was to recruit basically a third black miners, a third immigrant, and a third native white and cramp them all together and...

Jun 3, 20211 min read

Nuclear Power Plants: Our Industrial Cathedrals with Emmet Penney

Emmet Penney is a writer, editor, and educator and is co-host of Ex.haust Podcast that plumbs the depths of history, culture, and...

May 17, 20211 min read

Robert C. Orr Dean of University of Maryland’s School of Public Policy - Policy Dialogues Ep.25

The University of Maryland School of Public Policy Alumni Board's video and podcast series called Policy Dialogues discusses current...

May 10, 20211 min read

Robert Sandoli Senior Advisor on Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy at the Department of Energy

The University of Maryland School of Public Policy Alumni Board's video and podcast series called Policy Dialogues discusses current...

May 6, 20211 min read

African Perspectives: Ako Essan Emile Shares his Experience Growing up in Cote d’Ivoire

Ako Essan Emile is from Cote d’Ivoire and is currently based in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) as a Senior Project Manager for...

May 5, 20212 min read

Homeless Advocate Brian Carome CEO Street Sense Media - End Homelessness in Washington, D.C.

Brian Carome is Chief Executive Officer of Street Sense Media. Street Sense produces journalism, film, theater, photography, audio,...

Apr 29, 20211 min read

American Prospect’s Robert Kuttner on Biden’s 100 Day Speech, Industrial Policy, and the Fed Reserve

Robert Kuttner is co-founder and co-editor of The American Prospect and professor at Brandeis University’s Heller School. He is an author...

Apr 26, 20211 min read

Maryland State Senator Paul Pinksy - Policy Dialogues Ep.23

The University of Maryland School of Public Policy Alumni Board's video and podcast series called Policy Dialogues discusses current...

Apr 19, 20211 min read

Raymond Nevo Candidate for Prince George’s County Council District 2 - Policy Dialogues Ep.22

The University of Maryland School of Public Policy Alumni Board's video and podcast series called Policy Dialogues discusses current...

Apr 13, 20212 min read

Book Review: Why The New Deal Matters with author Dr. Eric Rauchway

“Roosevelt came into office in 1933...unemployment is getting up in the direction of 25%...so you have basically every element of the...

Apr 12, 20211 min read

Education and Public Policy with Diva Shrestha - Policy Dialogues Ep.21

The University of Maryland School of Public Policy Alumni Board's video and podcast series called Policy Dialogues discusses current...

Apr 8, 20212 min read

Private Equity is Destroying Healthcare and How To Fight Back w/ Private Equity Stakeholder Project

“The private equity model is inherently at odds with providing good quality patient care and providing good jobs.” Excerpt Welcome to the...

Apr 5, 20211 min read

Public Policy with Kelly Veney Darnell of the Bipartisan Policy Center - Policy Dialogues Ep.20

The University of Maryland School of Public Policy Alumni Board's video and podcast series called Policy Dialogues discusses current...