A few years ago, those who warned us about the risks of technological unemployment were labelled as luddites, crazy, or techno-pessimists. Now some of the greatest economists agree that automation …
Socialism for Absolute Beginners
This video explores the meaning of socialism, addressing common misconceptions and contextualizing socialism within historical and modern economic frameworks. It begins by acknowledging the growing interest in socialism among American …
How the USA Inspired the Nazis – From Manifest Destiny to Lebensraum
This video explores the ideological and practical connections between the United States’ settler colonialism and Nazi Germany’s plans for territorial expansion and colonization in Eastern Europe. It begins by imagining …
The Economics of Racism
This video delivers a comprehensive exploration of the systemic, structural, and institutional racism that has historically and continuously suppressed Black economic mobility in the United States. The narrative begins by …
Why America REFUSES To Raise Minimum Wage
The minimum wage debate in the United States continues to spark national controversy as the gap between wages and the cost of living grows wider each year. For millions of …
Why We Hate Welfare Freeloaders (But Shouldn’t)
Researchers in England and Germany studied human behavior toward freeloaders using an economic game where participants contributed tokens to a public good. Players chose between a voluntary cooperation group and …
The REAL Reason You Can’t Afford a House
The video paints a vivid picture of how the American dream of homeownership has been eroded by the financialization of housing. Where single-family homes were once pathways to wealth and …
A History Of The Minimum Wage
The video provides a historical overview of the federal minimum wage in the United States, beginning with its establishment in 1938 when President Franklin Roosevelt signed the Fair Labor Standards …
History of the U.S. Minimum Wage (Not a Living Wage?)
The video transcript presents an in-depth historical and economic analysis of the minimum wage in the United States, its origins, evolution, and contemporary challenges. It begins by addressing common misconceptions …