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Nov 18, 2020 • 15min
Don’t Depend on Wall St. for Renewable Energy Investment
Innovation in renewable energy, in the public interest, is urgently needed. The financial sector is deeply compromised and cannot be relied upon to invest in effective technologies that are manufactured, rolled out, and make a difference to our energy emissions. Peter Drahos joins Lyn Fries of GPEnewsdocs.
Nov 15, 2020 • 21min
The “Fair Wage” Fiction – Richard Kozul-Wright (3/4)
The problem of inequality won't be solved simply by more education and training; inequality is hardwired into the rules of this hyper globalized world. The director of the Division on Globalization and Development Strategies at UNCTAD joins Paul Jay on theAnalysis.news podcast.
Nov 15, 2020 • 17min
Elliot Abrams Tries to Tie Biden’s Hands on Iran – Trita Parsi
Abrams, a true Darth Vader of U.S. foreign policy, is in the Middle East drumming up support for even harsher sanctions on Iran - in the midst of the pandemic that has killed tens of thousands. Trita Parsi joins Paul Jay on theAnalysis.news podcast.
Nov 15, 2020 • 0sec
Trump’s Coup, Biden’s Dilemma, and the Chinese Challenge – Foroohar and Blyth
Rana Foroohar (Financial Times) and Marc Blyth (Angrynomics) join Paul Jay to discuss the crazy and dangerous decline of the American Empire, on theAnalysis.news podcast.
Nov 12, 2020 • 31min
Look Back in Anger (at the 07/08 Crash) Richard Kozul-Wright (pt2/4)
In dealing with the Covid economic crisis, governments must not repeat the strategy of the last crisis, where the withdrawal of fiscal stimulus adversely impacted growth, the continuation of quantitative easing, and low-interest rates propelled asset prices ever higher. It led to a combination of high inequality, financial fragility, huge amounts of debt, and growing anxiety everywhere.
Nov 11, 2020 • 33min
Was Pompeo Serious? Who will (or Should) Run Biden’s Foreign Policy? – Phyllis Bennis
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says get ready for a second Trump term. Who should run the State and Defense Departments for President-Elect Biden? Phyllis Bennis on theAnalysis.news podcast with Paul Jay.
Nov 10, 2020 • 0sec
A Dangerous Moment for the Democratic Party – Matt Taibbi
In a wide-ranging discussion, Matt Taibbi and Paul Jay discuss why the Democratic Party is losing large sections of the working class, and how politics has become a religion.
Nov 6, 2020 • 34min
What’s the Matter with America? – Thomas Frank
Thomas Frank, author of "What's the Matter with Kansas", joins Paul Jay to answer the question: "why was this election even close"?
Nov 5, 2020 • 31min
Time to End the “Ceasefire” – Gerald Horne
The election shows that anti-elitism has been captured by the right. It's time for progressives to end the "ceasefire", and fight the enormous pressure that will be exerted to make the Biden administration "get along" with a Republican controlled Senate. Progressives must fight anti-Trump neocons pushing Democrats further right, says Gerald Horne on theAnalysis.news podcast with Paul Jay.
Nov 4, 2020 • 0sec
A Judicial Coup Unlikely, but Far Right Far From Gone – Larry Wilkerson
While it's likely Biden will take office, the Republicans will try to make governing impossible. Biden must be pushed to force effective climate change policy through executive order and not cave to the GOP Senate, says Larry Wilkerson on theAnalysis.news podcast with Paul Jay.
