Volts podcast: Elizabeth Popp Berman on the "economic style of thinking" that consumed US policy

Sociologist Elizabeth Popp Berman discusses the dominance of economic thinking in US policy, its impact on environmental issues, and the relationship between cost benefit analysis and regulatory capture. She explores how economic reasoning became ingrained in policymaking and its influence on climate change policies. Berman also discusses the frustrating phenomenon of seeking approval from economists instead of democratic voters.