Episode 169: Progressive Economics Shifts The Debate, And Chalks Up Wins; Harper Runs In Indiana
Episode 169: It’s easy to get dragged into a negative head space if you do any kind of politics or movement building work—it’s hard out there and too often we have a tendency to focus on the really bad stuff, like “the planet is burning up and imploding” or a few people own more wealth in the world than hundreds of millions of people. But, truth is—we’ve had a lot of victories that have shifted the conversation. And it’s important to talk about those victories because it reminds us that, yes, change is possible and, yes, it takes a long time—sometimes. So, today, I chat with economist Dean Baker about how progressive ideas have shifted the conversation and won the debate on many economic issues. Support the podcast here: www.patreon.com/WorkingLifePodcast And, then, yet another progressive candidate joins the program—you just don’t hear about most of these great progressive candidates on any show but this one. He is Jim Harper and he is running for a seat in Congress from Indiana, a seat a centrist Democrat held for 35 years and, thus, a Democrat should win this one—hopefully, a progressive Democrat. Support the podcast here: www.patreon.com/WorkingLifePodcast -- Jonathan Tasini Follow me on Twitter @jonathantasini Sign up for The Working Life Podcast at: www.workinglife.org Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/jonathan.tasini.3
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