Navigating the Complex World of Economics: Financial Stress, Globalization, and Democracy

Laura and Stephanie Flanders are sisters with different points of view but a common fascination with economics. Tune in to this episode where they ponder the power of big money, the threat of a global trade war, and the reality of falling birth rates. Stephanie Flanders is the head of Economics and Government at Bloomberg and host of the podcast Stephanomics. For the many, not the few, is a fairer economy a pipe dream? Plus a commentary from Laura on lives, labor, and limits.

". . . That Citizens United decision has transformed the power of money in political debate . . . You do get to the point where you think, if we're becoming a sort of plutocracy or if the US is moving further down that road, how easy is that going to be to unwind?" - Stephanie Flanders
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CONTENT:
(0:00:00) - Exploring Financial Stress and Inflation
(0:03:51) - Economic Statecraft & Globalization
(0:09:00) - Citizens United & The Plutocratic Reality of American Democracy
(0:12:40) - What Happened at Silicon Valley Bank?
(0:15:23) - Exploring Alternatives to Capitalism
(0:18:46) - Falling Birth Rates & Creating a Procreating World
(0:22:07) - "Life, Labor & Limits": Closing Thoughts & Commentary
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CREDITS
Executive Producer: Laura Flanders
Supervising Producer: Sabrina Artel
Consulting Producer: Rory O’Connor
Senior Video Editor: David Neumann
Creative Designer & Video Editor: Nat Needham
Audio Director: Jeannie Hopper
Communications Director: Janet Hernandez
Reporting Fellow: Camelia Achury

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[mcgirlone]

Fantastic discussion and so fun to hear two smart sisters!

[craigkrank]

I admire Laura and watch her regularly but i can't help but notice at not getting to the crux of the issue, private ownership of the means of production. All these talks about about economics and mutual aid is just fantasy soft capitalism with some regulations and i think it will just not work because of the nature of capitalism