Podcasts about forces behind america

In America, there's been an increase of available jobs, and there's also been a series of high-profile layoffs, strikes, and calls for unionization. The social safety net for workers is disappearing, so what can people do? Sean Illing speaks with Alissa Quart about her new book, Bootstrapped: Liberating Ourselves from the American Dream, about why people need to rid themselves of the American Dream's individualistic ideals and embrace dependence in order to succeed. Host: Sean Illing (@seanilling), host, The Gray Area Guest: Alissa Quart (@lisquart), author of nonfiction and poetry, and co-creator of the Economic Hardship Reporting Project References:  Bootstrapped: Liberating Ourselves from the American Dream by Alissa Quart (Harper Collins, 2023) Squeezed: Why Our Families Can't Afford America by Alissa Quart (Harper Collins, 2019) Tailspin: The People and Forces Behind America's Fifty-Year Fall–And Those Fighting To Reverse It by Steven Brill (Penguin Random House, 2018)   Enjoyed this episode? Rate The Gray Area ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ and leave a review on Apple Podcasts. Subscribe for free. Be the first to hear the next episode of The Gray Area. Subscribe in your favorite podcast app. Support The Gray Area by making a financial contribution to Vox! bit.ly/givepodcasts This episode was made by:  Engineer: Patrick Boyd Editorial Director, Vox Talk: A.M. Hall Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Journalist Patrick Cockburn examines the disastrous inevitability of America’s failures in the Middle East as the region continues to reel from decades of U.S.-sponsored turmoil. 

(This program was originally broadcast on January 2, 2019)Today, on this archive edition of Midday, Tom's guest is journalist and attorney Steven Brill. He’s the founder of Court TV and American Lawyer magazine, and he teaches journalism at Yale University, where he founded the Yale Journalism Initiative.His latest book is a stunning and disconcerting compendium of some of the central problems facing America: the financialization of what had been a manufacturing based economy; rampant obsession with short term profits in American business, crippling political polarity, and marginalization of the middle class. He offers a trenchant analysis of why these problems exist, and he shines a light on those people and organizations who are working to address these difficult challenges. The book is the New York Times best-seller, “Tailspin: The People and Forces Behind America’s Fifty Year Fall -- and those Fighting to Reverse It.”

(This program was originally broadcast on January 2, 2019)Today, on this archive edition of Midday, Tom's guest is journalist and an attorney Steven Brill. He’s the founder of Court TV and The American Lawyer magazine, and he teaches journalism at Yale, where he founded the Yale Journalism Initiative.His latest book is a stunning and disconcerting compendium of some of the central problems facing America: the financialization of what had been a manufacturing based economy; rampant obsession with short term profits in American business, crippling political polarity, and marginalization of the middle class. He offers a trenchant analysis of why these problems exist, and he shines a light on those people and organizations who are working to address these difficult challenges. The book is a New York Times Best-seller called “Tailspin: The People and Forces Behind America’s Fifty Year Fall -- and those Fighting to Reverse It.”

Jason Hartman talks with Steven Brill, founder of Court TV and co-ceo of the new company News Guard, about how we as a society can combat the massive influx of fake news. We all know that it's a problem, but figuring out which site is actually providing us with accurate information is incredibly overloading. Then Jason and Steven discuss his book Tailspin: The People and Forces Behind America’s Fifty-Year Fall – and Those Fighting to Reverse It, and how some of the things that originally appeared good for our society have swung back around and ended up hurting the American people. Key Takeaways: [0:41] How does News Guard combat the problem of "fake news"? [5:51] Where News Guard saw a proliferation of fake news leading up to the 2018 elections [9:09] Tailspin came about as Steven was trying to wrap his mind around what happened to America [11:11] How the 1st Amendment has boomeranged against the American people [14:44] What can be done about the lobbying discrepancies between the haves and the have nots? Website: www.NewsGuardTechnologies.com

Jason Hartman talks with Steven Brill, founder of Court TV and co-ceo of the new company News Guard, about how we as a society can combat the massive influx of fake news. We all know that it's a problem, but figuring out which site is actually providing us with accurate information is incredibly overloading. Then Jason and Steven discuss his book Tailspin: The People and Forces Behind America's Fifty-Year Fall – and Those Fighting to Reverse It, and how some of the things that originally appeared good for our society have swung back around and ended up hurting the American people. Key Takeaways: [1:27] How does News Guard combat the problem of "fake news"? [6:10] Where News Guard saw a proliferation of fake news leading up to the 2018 elections [9:28] Tailspin came about as Steven was trying to wrap his mind around what happened to America [11:30] How the 1st Amendment has boomeranged against the American people [15:03] What can be done about the lobbying discrepancies between the haves and the have nots? Website: www.NewsGuardTechnologies.com

Steven Brill's provocative book "Tailspin: The People and Forces Behind America's 50-Year Fall and Those Fighting to Reverse it" paints a picture of the United States in decline and divided not by left and right but rather by the protected and unprotected. He also argues that certain shifts in American society in the 1960's have led to a deeply entrenched new aristocracy.

Today, Tom's guest is journalist and an attorney Steven Brill. He’s the founder of Court TV and The American Lawyer magazine, and he teaches journalism at Yale, where he founded the Yale Journalism Initiative.His latest book is a stunning and disconcerting compendium of some of the central problems facing America: the financialization of what had been a manufacturing based economy; rampant obsession with short term profits in American business, crippling political polarity, and marginalization of the middle class. He offers trenchant analysis of why these problems exist, and he shines a light on those people and organizations who are working to address these difficult challenges. The book is a New York Times Best-seller called “Tailspin: The People and Forces Behind America’s Fifty Year Fall -- and those Fighting to Reverse It.”

The Happenings Q&A gang welcome lawyer, journalist, and author Steven Brill to the show. Mr. Brill is the author of the recent book, “Tailspin: The People and Forces Behind America’s Fifty-Year Fall - and Those Fighting to Reverse It.” This interview aired live on July 19, 2018. www.hap2it.com twitter.com/StevenBrill

On The Gist, President Trump’s high approval ratings aren’t as significant as they seem. America is a playground for the rich, and that’s in good part because of the expansion of lobbying that started in the 1970s. Steven Brill lays out the many ways in which power begets power in Tailspin: The People and Forces Behind America’s Fifty-Year Fall—and Those Fighting to Reverse It. In the Spiel, keeping track of Trump’s bullshit claims is truly God’s work. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On The Gist, President Trump’s high approval ratings aren’t as significant as they seem. America is a playground for the rich, and that’s in good part because of the expansion of lobbying that started in the 1970s. Steven Brill lays out the many ways in which power begets power in Tailspin: The People and Forces Behind America’s Fifty-Year Fall—and Those Fighting to Reverse It. In the Spiel, keeping track of Trump’s bullshit claims is truly God’s work. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Journalist and lawyer Steven Brill is the founder of Court TV, 10 regional newspapers, and The American Lawyer magazine. His 2013 Time magazine cover story ''Bitter Pill: Why Medical Bills Are Killing Us'' won the National Magazine Award for Public Service and became the basis for a New York Times bestselling book. A regular expert analyst for the likes of CNN, NBC, and CBS, he teaches journalism at Yale. In Tailspin, he explains how bedrock American institutions function less for the vulnerable majority than for the ultra-elite minority, and he introduces people and organizations working to turn them around. Watch the video here. (recorded 5/30/2018)