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Vox co-founder and senior correspondent Matthew Yglesias argued that America needs to increase its population by 1 billion in order to compete in the global marketplace. This virtual event…

Law Professor Jennifer Taub offered her thoughts on the repercussions average Americans face when the rich break the law in order to accumulate more wealth.

Bloomberg News investigative reporter Susan Berfield recounted the fight between President Theodore Roosevelt and financier J.P. Morgan over the size of corporations and government…

Kerri Arsenault investigated how the paper mill in her hometown of Mexico, Maine, affected the financial and physical well-being of its residents. This was a virtual event hosted by…

Political activist Zephyr Teachout argued that corporate monopolies must be broken up in order to establish a fair economy and restore political power back to the American people. This virtual…

MIT professor Thomas Levenson discussed how the leaders of the Scientific Revolution applied their new ideas to people, money, and markets and, as a result, invented modern finance. This…

Middlebury College sociology professor Jamie McCallum explained his theory on the link between overwork and societal inequality, and argued that the key to building a more just society lies…

Kirstin Downey talked about her book The Woman Behind the New Deal: The Life of Frances Perkins, FDR’S Secretary of Labor and His Moral Conscience (Nan A. Talese; March 3, 2009). She…

Political activist Zephyr Teachout argued that corporate monopolies must be broken up in order to establish a fair economy and restore political power back to the American people. This…

Author Juliet Schor argued that there is a dark side to the gig economy and shared her ideas for how to make it equitable for exploited users and workers. This virtual event was hosted by…

Miriam Pawel talked about her book, The Crusades of Cesar Chavez: A Biography, in which she chronicles the life and activism of United Farm Workers co-founder and president Cesar Chavez.…

Dinesh D’Souza examined what he calls the new face of socialism. He was interviewed by author and Independent Institute senior fellow Benjamin Powell and co-author of “Socialism Sucks.”

Barbara Ehrenreich talked about economic inequality in the United Stakes in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. This virtual discussion was hosted by Politics and Prose Bookstore.

Purdue University history professor John Larson looked at how colonial Americans utilized industry to benefit themselves to the detriment of the environment. This was a virtual program…

Writer Marie Mockett spoke about her journey through the heartland traveling with the wheat harvesters for her family’s farm, and offered her observations on farm life in middle America.…

State University of New York Economics Professor Stephanie Kelton and HuffPost senior reporter Zachary Carter talked about modern economic theories and whether they hold up today. This…

Science writer Matt Ridley argued that America is experiencing what he calls an “innovation famine” and discussed how government policy can encourage and incentivize innovation. This event…

City planning expert Anthony Townsend discussed the future of autonomous vehicles. This event was hosted by Town Hall Seattle.

Economist Sylvia Ann Hewlett discussed what she calls collateral damage of the #MeToo movement. This virtual program was sponsored by Town Hall Seattle.

History Professor Daniel Mandell argued that early Americans were critical of economic inequality and believed fiscal parity was an essential part of a functional society. This virtual…