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James B. Steele is one of the nation's most honored journalists. He has received virtually every major national reporting award, including two Pulitzer Prizes and two National Magazine awards, six George Polk awards and many other honors. James is the author of "Howard Hughes: His Life and Madness" about the complexity of Howard Hughes Hollywood's most pursued, and elusive, bachelor, and partner of the United States government, he is back to discuss some of his findings of the mysterious billionaire playboy aviator.
In the 2004 biographical drama The Aviator, Leonardo DiCaprio portrays the eccentric and brilliant Howard Hughes, a maverick filmmaker and aviation tycoon who revolutionized Hollywood and the airline industry. The film chronicles Hughes' obsessive pursuit of perfection and his struggle with mental illness, offering a captivating glimpse into the life of one of the 20th century's most fascinating and enigmatic figures. Today, we'll learn compare the true story with the movie's version along with legendary journalist and Howard Hughes biographer James B. Steele. Learn more about the true story with James' book: Howard Hughes: His Life and Madness https://links.boatspodcast.com/314book Get James' other work: Forevermore, Nuclear Waste in America https://links.boatspodcast.com/314forevermore America: Who Really Pays the Taxes? https://links.boatspodcast.com/314taxes The Betrayal of the American Dream https://links.boatspodcast.com/314americandream America: What Went Wrong?: The Crisis Deepens https://links.boatspodcast.com/314crisisdeepens America: What Went Wrong? https://links.boatspodcast.com/314america James Steele and Donald Barlett's website: https://links.boatspodcast.com/314guest Did you enjoy this episode? Find the transcript and full show notes: https://links.boatspodcast.com/314 Get the BOATS email newsletter: https://links.boatspodcast.com/newsletter Leave a comment: https://links.boatspodcast.com/comment Support our sponsors: https://links.boatspodcast.com/advertisers Unlock ad-free episodes: https://links.boatspodcast.com/value Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
James B. Steele is one of the nation's most honored journalists. He has received virtually every major national reporting award, including two Pulitzer Prizes and two National Magazine awards, six George Polk awards and many other honors. He is the co-author with his longtime reporting partner, Donald L. Barlett, of nine books, two of which were New York Times best sellers. James is the author of "Howard Hughes: His Life and Madness" about the complexity of Howard Hughes Hollywood's most pursued, and elusive, bachelor, and partner of the United States government. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/out-of-the-blank/support
Starting with Ronald Reagan in 1981, every Republican president at some point has made tax cuts a centerpiece of his economic agenda, often with scant evidence that these policies have produced economic benefits that touch all Americans. Delving into some of the more notable moments in this history offers a roadmap to this inequality. How did a tax designed to discourage multigenerational inherited wealth come to be known as the "death tax?" Why are qualified dividends—which most taxpayers see as a single line on their 1040s—an outsized benefit for high income individuals? How did generous incentives help to reshore income held abroad? On this episode of Talking Tax, James B. Steele, a two-time Pulitzer Prize journalist who has covered economic inequality for decades, sat down with Bloomberg Law editor Bernie Kohn to talk about his story co-written for the Center for Public Integrity and Bloomberg Tax showing how US tax policies have consistently fueled inequality. This podcast is a partnership between the Center for Public Integrity, a newsroom that investigates inequality, and Bloomberg Tax. Do you have feedback on this episode of Talking Tax? Give us a call and leave a voicemail at 703-341-3690.
Donny and I welcome our friend and author, Ora Smith, as we talk about the life of Howard Hughes. We discuss the Martin Scorsese film, “The Aviator,” and the book “Howard Hughes: His Life and Madness” by Donald L. Barlett and James B. Steele. In addition, Ora shares her in-depth knowledge and research of Hughes and her book, “Unacknowledged: The Possible Biological Mother of Howard Hughes.”More about Ora Smith:As a genealogist, Ora Smith has spent thirty-plus years researching her family histories. With her historical “Heritage Fiction” novels, she's made a niche in writing about ancestors, creating fascinating stories based on true events. She loves nothing better than to be whisked off to past eras to meet those whose lives are worth sharing. Ora's one of those people who always has a project she's excited about. Besides being a genealogist and author, she's an artist, seamstress, lover of a good book, traveler, antiquer, upcycler, and history buff. Although she's lived in Arizona since 1986, she spent her early life in Lake Tahoe, California, where her passion to write blossomed on a tranquil riverbank with a beautiful backdrop of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Sign up for her newsletter at https://www.orasmith.comSee all her books on Amazon author page.https://www.amazon.com/author/orasmith Link to our Podcast Facebook page and Websitehttps://www.facebook.com/groups/352221223264794https://www.areelpageturner.com/
American Economic Inequality at Record Levels Fairer Tax System, Better Health Care Can Restore the Middle Class January 31, 2021 – The gap between the rich and poor in America is at levels not seen in more than a century as the nation wrestles -- both politically and economically -- over the question of public welfare versus private gain, a legendary investigative reporter said Sunday. James B. Steele told the Retail Politics Podcast with Gerry Shields that tax breaks to the rich over the last 40 years have cut their individual contributions to the federal government in half while corporate tax rates have fallen 30 percent. Those rates must be restored if the gap between the haves and have nots is to be closed, said Steele, a two-time Pulitzer Prize winner who along with his reporting partner, Don Barlett, wrote the seminal book, America, What Went Wrong? “What makes America great is certainly capitalism but also the fact that we have the kind of economy that could eventually benefit everybody,” Steele said. The shift from a factory driven economy to the retail sector has caused wages for the middle class to plummet, Steele said, with the minimum wage not being raised since 2009. The American economy has shifted to being driven by business and the markets away from government direction to ensure all Americans benefit, he said. A giant crippler to the economy is the cost of health care with 20 million Americans still without the ability to affordably pay for their illnesses, much of which was once paid by employers, Steele said. Four in 10 Americans, if required due to a health emergency, could not raise $400, he said. # # #Listen to the Jim Steele Retail Politics Podcast with Gerry Shields interview on Apple, Spotify, and retailpoliticspodcast.com
James B. Steele is a two-time Pulitzer Prize winning journalist, and the author of "America: What Went Wrong?" and "Howard Hughes: His Life and Madness."
He is one of the most famous economic investigative journalists of all time, Jason Hartman interviews James B. Steel. Jason ask James about the decimated middle class, how did we get here, and how can we get out? As well, James touches on health care and the American dream, and how to make the middle class viable again. Book: The newest book, America What Went Wrong, the Crisis Deepens Key Takeaways: [0:45] The middle class has been decimated, without a real dollar raise in four decades. How can this be? [5:00] Discussing how the median income is behind pace. [9:30] The free market has been wonderful for this country but it cannot solve this problem we’re in. [13:00] How could health care be solved? [17:00] Who are the global money men? [18:00] Is there hope for the American dream? [21:15] The solution; what is the foundation that makes the middle class viable again? Websites: barlettandsteele.com JasonHartman.com/asset JasonHartman.com/Webinar www.JasonHartman.com www.JasonHartman.com/properties Jason Hartman Quick Start Jason Hartman PropertyCast (Libsyn) Jason Hartman PropertyCast (iTunes)
He is one of the most famous economic investigative journalists of all time, Jason Hartman interviews James B. Steel. Jason ask James about the decimated middle class, how did we get here, and how can we get out? As well, James touches on health care and the American dream, and how to make the middle class viable again. Book: The newest book, America What Went Wrong, the Crisis Deepens Key Takeaways: [0:45] The middle class has been decimated, without a real dollar raise in four decades. How can this be? [5:00] Discussing how the median income is behind pace. [9:30] The free market has been wonderful for this country but it cannot solve this problem we're in. [13:00] How could health care be solved? [17:00] Who are the global money men? [18:00] Is there hope for the American dream? [21:15] The solution; what is the foundation that makes the middle class viable again? Websites: barlettandsteele.com JasonHartman.com/asset JasonHartman.com/Webinar www.JasonHartman.com www.JasonHartman.com/properties Jason Hartman Quick Start Jason Hartman PropertyCast (Libsyn) Jason Hartman PropertyCast (iTunes)
He is one of the most famous economic investigative journalists of all time, Jason Hartman interviews James B. Steel. Jason ask James about the decimated middle class, how did we get here, and how can we get out? As well, James touches on health care and the American dream, and how to make the middle class viable again. Book: America What Went Wrong, the Crisis Deepens Key Takeaways: [0:45] The middle class has been decimated, without a real dollar raise in four decades. How can this be? [5:00] Discussing how the median income is behind pace. [9:30] The free market has been wonderful for this country but it cannot solve this problem we're in. [13:00] How could health care be solved? [17:00] Who are the global money men? [18:00] Is there hope for the American dream? [21:15] The solution; what is the foundation that makes the middle class viable again? Websites: barlettandsteele.com JasonHartman.com/asset JasonHartman.com/Webinar www.JasonHartman.com www.JasonHartman.com/properties Jason Hartman Quick Start Jason Hartman PropertyCast (Libsyn) Jason Hartman PropertyCast (iTunes)
According to two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter James B. Steele, the downward spiral of America’s middle class is no accident. In “America: What Went Wrong?: The Crisis Deepens,” he and longtime colleague Donald L. Barlett describe in vivid detail how Washington and Wall Street have made decisions that enrich the wealthy at the expense of everyone else. An expanded edition of their 1991 bestseller “America: What Went Wrong?,” book now includes a look at how the latest government policies are launching a fresh assault on the average American. Join us for a look at political and corporate America run amok with one of the best-qualified sources on the subject in this installment of Leonard Lopate at Large on WBAI.
Debt, deficit, GDP, and IMF. Jason Hartman clears up some confusion and expresses some views on the constant flow of relief funds. As well, some news about the upcoming Meet The Masters, Virtual Sofa Summit. Mark your calendars for July 31 thru August 2. He is one of the most famous economic investigative journalists of all time, Jason Hartman interviews James B. Steel. Jason ask James about the decimated middle class, how did we get here, and how can we get out? As well, James touches on health care and the American dream, and how to make the middle class viable again. Meet The Masters Virtual: July 31 - August 2 Harry Dent, George Gammon, Sean Carroll Book: America What Went Wrong, The Crisis Deepens by Donald Barlett & James B. Steele Key Takeaways: [3:30] Let’s talk about the IMF’s new report, (International Monetary Fund). [5:00] Global debt vs global GDP. [6:45] Clarifying debt and deficit. [8:45] Keep the relief fund flowing, regardless of the debt and deficit? James B. Steele [13:45] The middle class has been decimated, without a real dollar raise in four decades. How can this be? [18:00] Discussing how the median income is behind pace. [22:30] The free market has been wonderful for this country but it cannot solve this problem we’re in. [26:00] How could health care be solved? [30:00] Who are the global money men? [31:00] Is there hope for the American dream? [34:15] The solution; what is the foundation that makes the middle class viable again? Websites: barlettandsteele.com JasonHartman.com/asset JasonHartman.com/Webinar www.JasonHartman.com www.JasonHartman.com/properties Jason Hartman Quick Start Jason Hartman PropertyCast (Libsyn) Jason Hartman PropertyCast (iTunes)
Host Chris Ryan is joined on this edition of the show by Democratic Candidate for Governor and Executive Councilor Andru Volinsky, Former Attorney General Tom Rath, Pulitzer Prize Winning Author James B. Steele, Political Consultant Mike Dennehy, Greater Concord Chamber of Commerce President Tim Sink, Squam Lakes Science Center Executive Director Ian McCloud and Paradigm Plumbing, Heating, Air Conditioning and Electrical Owner Steve Labbe.
Investigations today are full of data, documents and computer programming, but that wasn’t always the case. On this bonus episode, we’re sharing audio from the 2019 CAR Conference. Data journalism pioneer James B. Steele discusses his work with longtime reporting partner Donald L. Barlett. He also offers tips for finding stories and staying curious. EPISODE NOTES: www.ire.org/archives/37860
A recent column by Democracy Now host Amy Goodman cites a study by Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting that found that in the week before Obama’s health-care summit, of the hundreds of stories that appeared in major newspapers and on the networks, “only five included the views of advocates of single-payer—none of which appeared on television.” Most opinion columns that mentioned single-payer were written by opponents. I thought it might be a good time to reach into the archives and give another listen to a December, 2004, conversation with Pulitzer Prize winner James B. Steele. Jim Steele was co-author, with Donald L. Barlett, of Critical Condition, How Health Care in America Became Big Business & Bad Medicine. Even after four-plus years, the diagnosis of the problem as laid out in the book holds up. After that, Part V of Eyewitness to the Revolution, Hugo Hakk's account of the February, 1917 Russian Revolution breaking out in Petrograd, just translated this month by his daughter Liia Hakk. Tom Klammer
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