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The Case That Could End Super PACs - ft. Larry Lessig
Oct 8, 2026 · 47:53Everyone blames Citizens United for super PACs. Harvard Law professor Lawrence Lessig says they're blaming the wrong case, and he is actually taking his argument to court. The ruling that actually created super PACs, he argues, is SpeechNow.org v. FEC,
The Workplace Is a Dictatorship? - ft. Elizabeth Anderson
Sep 24, 2026 · 47:41At the center of our market economy sits an institution that runs more like a dictatorship. The firm you work for writes the rules and enforces them. There is no vote, no appeal, and no constitution. The only real remedy is to leave. University of Michi
Why Congress Protects Car Dealers More Than Elon Musk - ft. Eric Zwick
Sep 17, 2026 · 52:10For every member of the Forbes 400, there are more than 4,000 private business owners worth at least $10 million. You probably have never heard of any of them. They own the beer distributorship in your town, the dental group with four offices, the HVAC
Can Capitalism Serve the Common Good? - ft. Mariana Mazzucato
Sep 10, 2026 · 57:27The drugs in your medicine cabinet were probably discovered on your dime, in a university lab, with NIH money. You don't hold the patent. You don't set the price. Same story with the touchscreen, the GPS and the voice assistant in your pocket. The publi
The One Thing That Could Decide If AI Takes Your Job - Ft. Luis Garicano
Aug 27, 2026 · 1:00:59AI is coming for your job; AI isn't coming for your job. Economist Luis Garicano thinks both camps are asking the wrong question. In Messy Jobs: The Work That AI Cannot Reach, Garicano and co-authors Jin Li and Yanhui Wu argue that all knowledge work