The 2008 Crisis Lives On: In this episode Jon and Lev talk about the relationship between the 2008 crisis and Occupy Wall Street. They discuss the Arab Spring, the alter-globalization movements, Black Lives Matter, the Bernie Sanders campaign, anarchism, the Situationist International, and getting arrested on the Brooklyn Bridge.
In light of the incredible events unfolding this week in Brazil, including the arrest of former President Lula, we reached out to Daniela Mussi to help us get a better understanding of the situation. Dr. Mussi is a post-doctorate researcher at the University of Sao Paulo, the editor of October Magazine, and a contributor to Jacobin.
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The 2008 Crisis Lives On:This week Jon and Lev sit down with Jesse Eisinger, Pulitzer Prize winning journalist and author of The Chickenshit Club: Why the Justice Department Fails to Prosecute Executives. They discuss James Comey, the impact of "too big to fail, too big to jail," and how he might go about putting more top-level white-collar criminals behind bars.
The 2008 Crisis Lives On: In this episode Jon talks with Lawrence Lessig, professor of law at Harvard, who ran as a candidate for the Democratic nomination for President in 2016. They discuss the idea that the U..S electoral system is rigged by virtually unlimited private funding and what it would take to unrig it.
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The 2008 Crisis Lives On:The 2008 financial crisis reshaped the economic and political landscape of the U.S. in profound ways. One result of the crisis was the emergence of the Tea Party, and in this episode Jon and Lev try to define what it was, and how it redefined the Republican party and, indeed, the republic.
"They were savage and bitter, especially the middle-aged and old...Their boredom becomes more and more terrible. They realize they've been tricked and burn with resentment...Nothing can ever be violent enough to make taut their slack minds and bodies."- The Day of the Locust, Nathanael West (1939)
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The 2008 Crisis Lives On:Today we talk about corruption, money and politics. Jon and Lev meet in Brooklyn and ask big questions: do we still live in a democracy? And if America is no longer a democracy what can we call this system?
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The 2008 Crisis Lives On:In this episode Jon and Lev dive into the weeds of Dodd-Frank. They rank the best parts of the law, and explore the ways lobbyists chipped away at it once public attention focused elsewhere.
The country needs and, unless I mistake its temper, the country demands bold, persistent experimentation. It is common sense to take a method and try it: If it fails, admit it frankly and try another. But above all, try something.
- Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1932
The 2008 Crisis Lives On:Jon and Lev discuss fiscal stimulus in the wake of the '08 crisis, compare FDR's New Deal to Obama's Recovery Act, and list as many 1930s NYC public works infrastructure projects as they can.
P.S. The audio sounds so much better! Thanks Timmy!
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"The past is never dead. It's not even the past" -William Faulkner
The 2008 Crisis Lives On:This week Jon and Lev explore the roots of the subprime crisis, discuss speculative bubbles (hello crypto!), and compare the Women's March to the March on Washington.
The 2008 Crisis Lives On:This episode we introduce a new co-host, discuss tax changes, and what it means to "starve the beast."
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