Videos
If You Think Biden and Harris Were Weak on the Border, Think Again
This video argues that the Biden-Harris administration's public image on border security — as passive or ineffective — doesn't match its actual record, and…
Blog
Jobs
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…
Politics
How other countries do Impeachment
The video explores the mechanisms by which democracies can remove elected leaders before the end of their terms, focusing on post-war experiences from eight…
Corporate Power
Data Platforms and New Forms of Power
The rise of the internet created a new form of corporate power that traditional antitrust law struggles to comprehend: the data platform.
Housing
Housing as Shelter and Investment
Housing in America is asked to perform two fundamentally contradictory functions.
Cost of Living
Healthcare Cost Drivers
Americans pay nearly twice as much per capita for healthcare as citizens of other wealthy nations, yet we often rank lower in life expectancy.
Social Safety Net
Funding and Delivery Across Levels
The American social safety net is a complex layer cake of federal, state, and local responsibilities.
Income
Income Volatility and Shocks
The traditional economic model assumes a steady, predictable paycheck.
Politics
Capitalism, Socialism, and Communism Compared
The video provides a comprehensive exploration of the often misunderstood and politically charged terms capitalism, socialism, and communism. It opens by highlighting the polarized…
Jobs
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.…
Videos
Do We Really Need a Border Wall?
This video argues that the standard narrative — that illegal immigration caused the border wall — has the causation backwards, contending instead that border…
Corporate Power
Corporate Power and Labor
Corporate power and worker power exist in a direct, inverse relationship.