Showing posts with label greed. Show all posts
Showing posts with label greed. Show all posts

Tuesday, June 21, 2011

How has greed contributed to economic ills over the last forty years?

On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation with Jeff Madrick, author of Age of Greed: The Triumph of Finance and the Decline of America, 1970 to the Present. He argues greed undermines the way markets should work. So what could government have done to stop greed? Join us live at 10 or send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. Is greed responsible for our economic outlook? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Jeff Madrick, a Senior Fellow at the Roosevelt Institute and director of policy research at Schwartz Center for Economic Policy Analysis at The New School

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Monday, August 23, 2010

Are team owners ruining professional sports?

On the next Your Call, we'll continue our Agenda for a New Economy series by speaking with The Nation's sports editor Dave Zirin about his new book, Bad Sports: How Owners Are Ruining the Games We Love. He argues that sports franchise owners are squeezing every last penny out of their fans. Have the rich guys and gals who own sports teams sold out the fans? Join us live at 11 or send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. It's Your Call, with me, Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
A conversation with The Nation's sports editor Dave Zirin about his new book Bad Sports: How Owners Are Ruining the Games We Love.

Click to Listen: Are team owners ruining professional sports?