EPI economist Valerie Wilson joins us for a conversation about the economic costs of racism, and which policies could help further racial equality. Valerie Wilson is the Director of the Program on Race, Ethnicity, and the Economy at the Economic Policy Institute. Prior to joining EPI, she was an economist and vice president of research at the National Urban League Washington Bureau.  Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/ValerieRWilson">@ValerieRWilson</a> Show us some love by leaving a rating or a review! <a href="https://ratethispodcast.com/pitchforkeconomics">RateThisPodcast.com/pitchforkeconomics</a>  Racism and the Economy: <a href="https://www.epi.org/blog/racism-and-the-economy-fed/">https://www.epi.org/blog/racism-and-the-economy-fed/</a>   Website: <a href="http://pitchforkeconomics.com/">http://pitchforkeconomics.com/</a>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/PitchforkEcon">@PitchforkEcon</a>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/pitchforkeconomics/?hl=en">@pitchforkeconomics</a>Nick’s twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/nickhanauer?lang=en">@NickHanauer</a>

Can businesses help repair society? (with Ben & Jerry)

We are living through a paradigm shift from trickle-down neoliberalism to middle-out economics — a new understanding of who gets what and why. Join zillionaire class-traitor Nick Hanauer and some of the world’s leading economic and political thinkers as they explore the latest thinking on how the economy actually works.