Podcast appearances and mentions of sam pizzigati

Playing defense defines the playing field. Shall we just accept a world run by international mega-billionaires? On this show, Sam Pizzigati of Inequality.org argues now is the time to get ready to go on offense against what Trump Musk and The post To Win, Go on Offense appeared first on Keeping Democracy Alive.

Originally recorded during the 9/8/24 Episode of How Did We Miss That?, found here: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJ0BOhUrf9Q Rumble: https://rumble.com/v5e1o1n-russiagate-3.0-is-here-the-myth-behind-bitcoins-founder-anti-corruption-law.html Rokfin: https://rokfin.com/stream/52271 ⭐ Quick Hits A $462 MILLION judgment against a trucking company? Wabash National is in deep trouble Wabash National hit with $462M verdict in trailer equipment case: John Gallagher, FreightWaves https://www.freightwaves.com/news/wabash-national-hit-with-462m-verdict-in-trailer-equipment-case NFL Owners open the books to private equity: Parasites Coming for Football, Too Are You Ready for Some (Private Equity) Football!: Sam Pizzigati, Inequality.org https://inequality.org/great-divide/are-you-ready-for-some-private-equity-football/ Stock Buybacks Inflating CEO Pay: $522 BILLION in just 5 YEARS (stolen from workers & reinvestment) The Big Rip: Low Wage Corporations Spent Half a Trillion Inflating CEO Pay: Sarah Anderson, Other Words https://otherwords.org/the-big-rip-low-wage-corporations-spent-half-a-trillion-inflating-ceo-pay/ https://ips-dc.org/report-executive-excess-2024/ “US aircraft carriers have been proven beyond any reasonable doubt to be a redundant relic of a bygone, unipolar age.” - Collapsing Empire: RIP US Aircraft Carriers: Kit Klarenberg, Global Delinquents https://www.kitklarenberg.com/p/collapsing-empire-rip-us-aircraft ⭐ John Pilger's website relaunches, thanks to Declassified UK's Mark Curtis - MARK CURTIS PAYS TRIBUTE TO THE JOURNALISM AND FILM-MAKING OF THE LATE JOHN PILGER https://x.com/sampilger/status/1831670941396472243?s=46&t=l_iy3TIb0ynzeH0gjwLxAA https://johnpilger.com/2024/09/02/mark-curtis-pays-tribute-to-the-journalism-and-film-making-of-the-late-john-pilger/ ⭐ Anti-Corruption Law Gutted by the FEC: Dark Money Joins The Campaign - FEC Guts Anti-Corruption Law That Separates Super PACs and Candidates: Donald Shaw, Sludge https://readsludge.com/2024/09/06/fec-guts-anti-corruption-law-that-separates-super-pacs-and-candidates/ ⭐ The Myth Surrounding Bitcoin Founder Satoshi Nakamoto - Is "Satoshi Nakamoto" cryonically frozen?: Golden Monarch News https://goldenmonarchnews.substack.com/p/zionist-bitcoins-creator-is-cryonically ⭐ Russiagate 3.0 is Here, And It's Bullshit - The New Russiagate Allegations are a Joke, Even if They are True.: The Dissident https://the307.substack.com/p/the-new-russiagate-allegations-are https://x.com/IndLeftNews/status/1831435365770760474 https://x.com/IndLeftNews/status/1831435368727769562 https://x.com/IndLeftNews/status/1831435370493571328 - Congrats on 1k subs to The Dissident https://the307.substack.com/p/the-dissident-hits-1k-subscribers ⭐ What to Watch - Appearance on AM Wakeup with Steve Poikonen & Ryan Graham on Friday https://rumble.com/v5dve6l-ep-84-the-independent-review.html - GoFundMe for Chanda https://gofund.me/ec944c6a - Weekly Calendar All episode links found at our Substack: https://www.indiemediatoday.com/p/how-did-we-miss-that-ep-128 How Did We Miss That? features articles written by independent journalists who routinely challenge corporate-serving narratives & counter the talking points pushed out by corporate-controlled media. Credits: ⭐ Co-Host, Producer, Stream & Podcast Engineer, Clip Editor: Indie Left ⭐ Co-Host, Producer & Technical Director: Reef Breland ⭐ Thumbnails & Outro: Bigmadcrab & Indie Left ⭐ Intro: Joe @STFUshitlib3 & Indie Left ⭐ Outro Music: Redpilled by Jesse Jett & The Awakening by Patrick Patrikios INN Links: ⭐ Network Channels LinkTree: https://indienews.network

Across the United States there is tremendous support for a taxing the wealthiest among us. So why doesn’t it happen? Well, in Massachusetts, it has. As Inequality.org’s Sam Pizzigati explains in this segment, there was powerful resistance  to the new The post Inspiration from Massachusetts: A New Wealth Tax Works appeared first on Keeping Democracy Alive.

In this episode, we delve into a profound discussion with economist Mark Paul about his book, "The Ends of Freedom," and his vision for an Economic Bill of Rights. We explore the concept of an economic bill of rights that has a long history from FDR to MLK the role of government in providing essential services, and the importance of progressive taxation. We also discuss the need for affordable childcare and its impact on women's participation in the labor force. The conversation touches on the historical context of GDP calculation, the importance of including home labor, and the implications of excluding it. We also discuss the cost of higher education and the potential benefits of making it universally accessible. The conversation concludes with a discussion on how to pay for these social programs, the role of broad-based taxation, and the importance of considering future productive capacity rather than focusing solely on the national debt.The Paper Mentioned in the Show- Children as Public Goods by Nancy Folbre, The American Economic Review 1994 - https://www.proquest.com/docview/233027518Recommended books based on this episode:1. "The Ends of Freedom" by Mark Paul - https://bookshop.org/a/94644/97802267929652. "The Value of Everything" by Mariana Mazzucato - https://bookshop.org/a/94644/97815417582473. "The Deficit Myth" by Stephanie Kelton - https://bookshop.org/a/94644/97815417361914. "The Case for a Maximum Wage" by Sam Pizzigati - https://bookshop.org/a/94644/9781509524921Topics discussed: Economic Bill of Rights Maximum and Minimum Income Government's Role Progressive Taxation Affordable Childcare Women's Labor Force Participation GDP Calculation Higher Education Cost Social Programs Funding Future Productive CapacityTwitter: https://twitter.com/Reviving_VirtuePatreon page: https://www.patreon.com/RevivingVirtueBookshop page: https://bookshop.org/shop/RevivingVirtueContact: revivingvirtue@gmail.comMusic by Jeffrey Anthony

The Case for a Maximum Wage by Sam Pizzigati Modern societies set limits, on everything from how fast motorists can drive to how much waste factory owners can dump in our rivers. But incomes in our deeply unequal world have no limits. Could capping top incomes tackle rising inequality more effectively than conventional approaches? In […] The post Chris Voss Podcast – The Case for a Maximum Wage by Sam Pizzigati appeared first on Chris Voss Official Website.

A minimum and maximum wage.   The minimum wage often stands in for a variety of different workers-rights issues in political debates. This week we dig into how minimum wage laws can function as part of a broader social agenda—and study their direct, and incredibly intriguing opposite.  Janelle Jones Economic analyst Janelle Jones says a higher minimum wage is a crucial tool in bridging our nation's widening income inequality gap  And in the face of federal inaction, cities and states are setting up to the plate. Sam Pizzigati Income inequality in America is now at a rate we haven't seen in close to 100 years.  In a new book, author Sam Pizzigati says it's time to resurrect an idea once endorsed by President Franklin  D. Roosevelt … a maximum wage for our nation's highest earners. Jim Hightower   A Rube Goldberg Inflationary Spiral   Last July, several GOP senators combined their 5-watt intellects to charge that inflation was rising because of the “insane tax and spending spree of President Biden and the Democrats.”   Never mind that the “insane” spending is for such sensible, productive, and enormously popular national needs as childcare and jobless benefits, Mitch McConnell's rabidly partisan flock saw the chance to politicize the public's legitimate worries about rising prices.   Bill Press To Stop Gun Violence, Elect Democrats.   With the tragic massacre of children and teachers in Uvalde, Texas dominating the news, we talked to Igor Volsky of Guns Down America about what can be done, if anything, to combat gun violence and the politicians who support it. But our gun laws cannot change unless our politicians do, so Bill also talked to two sharp political reporters about the 2022 primaries: Niall Stanage, White House Columnist for The Hill and Political Analyst at News Nation AM and Maya King, Politics Reporter for the New York Times covering the South based in Georgia.   If you'd like to hear the entire episode, visit BillPressPods.com.  

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Originally recorded during the 11/14 Episode of How Did We Miss That?, found here: YouTube: https://youtu.be/vTyfCqTcgw8 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/indleftnews/videos/605776510461945 Twitter: https://twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1nAKEYXWBdbKL Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1205096863 Odysee: https://odysee.com/@IndLeftNews:3/how-did-we-miss-that-ep-12-11-14-2021:f?r=36Vtk6Sc5adQRqBBRWBLuGDdmLcwBvNZ Rumble: https://rumble.com/vpg77n-flint-settlement-howardu-and-salmonella-technology-used-against-us-how-did-.html Story 1 - We Did a Thing! 11/9 PM

*Afghanistan and the Long History of War Profiteering; Sam Pizzigati, author, and associate fellow with the Institute for Policy Studies; Producer: Scott Harris. *It's the 11th Hour to Protect US Democracy from Coordinated GOP Attack; Markus Batchelor, People for The American Way's deputy director of Leadership programs; Producer: Scott Harris, *The Activist Groups Demand 5 Year Terrorism Sentence Against Pipeline Resister is Dropped; Alex Cohen, a member of the Jessica Reznicek Support Team; Producer: Melinda Tuhus.

America was headed that way, not so long ago. What if we had stayed on course? A conversation with Sam Pizzigati, Sarah Anderson and Chuck Collins of the Institute for Policy Studies.

The Case for a Maximum Wage by Sam Pizzigati Modern societies set limits, on everything from how fast motorists can drive to how much waste factory owners can dump in our rivers. But incomes in our deeply unequal world have no limits. Could capping top incomes tackle rising inequality more effectively than conventional approaches? In this engaging book, leading analyst Sam Pizzigati details how egalitarians worldwide are demonstrating that a “maximum wage” could be both economically viable and politically practical. He shows how, building on local initiatives, governments could use their tax systems to enforce fair income ratios across the board. The ultimate goal? That ought to be, Pizzigati argues, a world without a super rich. He explains why we need to create that world ― and how we could speed its creation.

Do we need an income ceiling as well as a floor? Sam Pizzigati makes the case.

Sam Pizzigati, co-editor of Inequality.org and author of various books including "The Case for a Maximum Wage" and "The Rich Don't Always Win," discusses his latest article in Common Dreams which asserts that concentrated wealth is the threat to democracy that no one's talking about.

Kamala Harris is the Vice-Presidential pick and Joe Biden is leading in the polls by a bunch. But Trump's goons are attempting to steal the election. We discuss this and more.

While the Trump debacle unabated could continue America's death march, its existential nature can force us to action. Three articles give me resolve.

Inequality.org's Sam Pizzigati says a $6 billion presidential campaign by Michael Bloomberg would pay for itself in two years if it would stop a wealth tax.

In the middle of the last century, there was a large and secure working class. Then, changes to the tax structure distributed more and more of the wealth to the richest and hollowed out the middle class. Now, levels of inequality in the United States are unsustainable as the top one-tenth of one percent (0.1%) has wealth equal to the bottom 80%. Momentum is growing to make the tax system more fair at both the state and federal levels. We speak with Sam Pizzigati about the history of taxes and what policies are currently being proposed. Subscribe to Clearing the FOG on Patreon and receive our bonus show, Thinking it Through, plus Clearing the FOG totes, water bottles and T shirts. Visit Patreon.com/ClearingtheFOG. And visit the new Popular Resistance Podcast Network at www.PopularResistance.org/prpn/

The war on poverty is far from over. So what should we do now?  The fallacy of “work requirements” for the poor. The possibility of a maximum wage for the rich.  Plus Bill Press talks with Ben Wikler, Washington Director of MoveOn.Org.     Elizabeth Lower-Basch of the Center for Law and Social Policy explains why work requirements don’t work for people receiving federal assistance.  Author Sam “Pizzigati makes a case for a maximum wage. Plus, Bill Press talks with Ben Wikler of MoveOn.Org about the grassroots movement to elect progressive democrats.   Elizabeth Lower-Basch Despite a recent decision in Kentucky to block work requirements for Medicaid patients, the Trump Administration remains intent in pursuing the policy. Elizabeth Lower-Basch has a long history inside and outside of government figuring out the best ways to assist struggling families.  In this encore interview, she says that “work requirements” for people on public assistance is exactly not the way to help.   Sam Pizzigati Income inequality in America is now at a rate we haven’t seen in close to 100 years.  In a new book, author Sam Pizzigati says it’s time to resurrect an idea once endorsed by President Franklin  D. Roosevelt ... a maximum wage for our nation’s highest earners.   Ben Wikler Bill Press talks with Ben Wikler on MoveOn.Org on why progressive ideas are winning elections.   Jim Hightower Shame of Climate Change Deniers  

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On today's episode of Loud & Clear, Brian Becker and John Kiriakou are joined by Joe Lauria, the editor-in-chief of Consortium News and author of "How I Lost, By Hillary Clinton," and Peter Kuznik, a professor of history and director of the Nuclear Studies Institute at American University.President Trump returned from his Helsinki meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin last night only to face a firestorm of criticism. Trump said publicly after his meeting with Putin that he did not believe Russia interfered in the 2016 presidential election, though he has now changed course.Tuesday’s weekly series is False Profits—A Weekly Look at Wall Street and Corporate Capitalism with Daniel Sankey. Daniel Sankey, a financial policy analyst, join the show.House Speaker Paul Ryan late last night quashed a rank-and-file effort to force a vote sponsored by a progressive Democrat that would abolish Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Ryan concluded that, while the bill had no chance of passing, Republicans could be embarrassed if Democrats opposed it in large numbers. The bill was very unpopular with voters. Brian and John speak with Juan José Gutiérrez, the executive director of the Full Rights for Immigrants Coalition.Maria Butina, a Russian woman who tried to arrange a meeting between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin during the 2016 presidential campaign, was arrested by the FBI on Sunday and charged yesterday with three counts of failing to register as an agent of a foreign government. The Justice Department says that Butina is a Russian intelligence officer--or was acting for one—who was tasked with infiltrating important US institutions. She was apparently successful in ingratiating herself with the National Rifle Association. Daniel Lazare, a journalist and author of three books—“The Frozen Republic,” “The Velvet Coup,” and “America's Undeclared War,” joins the show.Israel further tightened its blockade on Gaza yesterday preventing gas and fuel deliveries through its only commercial crossing. When Israel announced the closing on July 9, it promised to allow food, water, medicine, and fuel. That changed yesterday. Miko Peled, the author of “The General’s Son—A Journey of an Israeli in Palestine,” and Ariel Gold, a peace activist and the national co-director of Code Pink, joins Brian and John.The Iranian Government said today that it is preparing to increase the level of uranium enrichment if negotiations with Europe on sanctions fall through. Meanwhile, Iran has filed a complaint with the International Court of Justice to “hold the US accountable for its unlawful reimposition of unilateral sanctions,” according to Iran’s Foreign Minister. Francis Boyle, a professor of international law at the University of Illinois College of Law and author of the book “Destroying World Order: US Imperialism in the Middle East Before and After September 11,” joins the show.Elon Musk jumped into a scandal of his own making last week when he called a British cave diver who was instrumental in the rescue of a dozen Thai boy scouts from a flooded cave a “pedophile.” When called to task over the comment, he doubled down and repeated it.Now shares of his company, the automaker Tesla, have fallen 16 percent. And attorneys believe the aggrieved cave diver has a strong defamation case against the billionaire. Brian and John speak with Sam Pizzigati, a veteran journalist and an associate fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies, where he specializes in economic inequality issues, and is the author of the new book “The Case for a Maximum Wage.”