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Oct 6, 2022
2 min

Policies for Universal Prosperity with Daniel Burke - Political Economy Project

“Look at economics from the standpoint of the ability to increase the potential relative population density the number of people that you can potentially support in a given square kilometer. “And that's what economics really is about. It's about increasing the power of labor, the power of an individual to do productive work. The way you increase that is through machine tools, through technologies, and you increase it through fundamental breakthroughs in energy. “You want to g

Oct 3, 2022
1 min

Life with Energy Scarcity 101 with Irina Slav - Political Economy Project

“There's still people on social media who say, ‘You know, we should just shut up and suck it up. We can get through the winter, even if it's a bit colder.’ But it won't be a bit colder. It might end up being a lot colder and there might be energy rationing, which is the worst case scenario. I think it will be a brutal wake up call for those people.” Irina Slav, Energy Journalist Listen wherever you get your podcast! Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Audible

Oct 2, 2022
2 min

Radical Hamilton - Economic Lessons from a Misunderstood Founder with author Christian Parenti

“Workers increase their standard of living and increase their wages through the class struggle, but there's limits to what that can bear if the economy in which that class struggle is happening isn't growing and isn't producing surplus.” Christian Parenti Professor of Political Economy and Author of Radical Hamilton - Economic Lessons from a Misunderstood Founder Listen wherever you get your podcast! Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Audible Christian Parent

May 19, 2021
1 min

The Case For A New Deal 3.0 - David Riemer Author of Putting Government In Its Place

David Riemer is author of Putting Government In Its Place: The Case for a New Deal 3.0. He is also the author of The Prisoners of Welfare: Liberating America's Poor from Unemployment and Low Wages. David is a Senior Fellow at the Community Advocates Public Policy Institute and Senior Advisor for Social Security Works. David’s service during the past four decades has ranged from preparing city and state budgets to advancing major reform in state and national employment, income

May 12, 2021
1 min

Grassroots Comedy DC with Chris Blackwood - EMLab Artist Profiles

Chris Blackwood is co-founder of Grassroots Comedy DC (GCDC), which sits at the crossroads of comedy and advocacy, to make humans laugh while improving humanity, with the ultimate goal to use comedy to support local nonprofits in their mission to make DC (and the world) a better place for all. We discuss: How Chris first got interested in stand-up and sketch comedy and his biggest comedic influences; What is Grassroots Comedy DC; The role of a comedian in society; and Grassro

May 10, 2021
1 min

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 events through a policy lens. Episode 24 interviews Robert Sandoli of the Department of Energy. The talk is hosted by Evan Papp (UMD SPP ‘11). Robert Sandoli is the Senior Advisor to the Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) at the Department of Energy. He previously served as Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary whe

Apr 29, 2021
1 min

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 of twelve books and his latest book is called The Stakes: 2020 and the Survival of American Democracy. He was a founder of the Economic Policy Institute and serves on its Board and Executive Committee. His previous positions have included national staff writer and columnist on The Washington Post, chief investigator of the U.S. Senate Bank

Apr 26, 2021
2 min

Constructing a New Social Compact Event w/ Dr. James C. Benton - Race & Economic Empowerment Project

Dr. James C. Benton is the Director of the Race and Economic Empowerment Project at the Kalmanovitz Initiative for Labor and the Working Poor at Georgetown University. We highlight a multi-day virtual conference open to the public scheduled starting this Wednesday, April 28 to Saturday, May 1st called Constructing a New Social Compact: A Public Forum on Empowering the Post-Pandemic Working Class. Sign up here: https://lwp.georgetown.edu/virtual-gathering-constructing-a-new-so

Oct 16, 2020
1 min

Elections, China, AI - Policy Dialogues Ep.4 w/ Dr. David Mussington

The University of Maryland School of Public Policy Alumni Board's video and podcast series called Policy Dialogues discusses current events through a policy lens. Episode 4 focuses on U.S. election security, China, and artificial intelligence with world renown expert, Dr. David Mussington. Participants also included Esther Rodriguez (‘18) and Evan Papp (‘11). Dr. Mussington is a professor of the practice and director of the Center for Public Policy and Private Enterprise, Uni