Edmund phelps. He was the 2006 Nobel Laureate in economics and is the author of many books including a new one called mass flourishing how grassroots innovation created jobs, challenge, and change. This book examines modern economics and what makes nations prosper. And why the sources of that prosperity are under threat today. Net phelps teaches economics and is the director of the center on capitalism and society at columbia university. He has lost at the sources of Economic Growth in the causes of unemployment. On announcing his nobel prize, the committee specifically said his task breaking work on economics between inflation and unemployment and on the well being of current versus future generations. He is also known for the threat of this approach to economics drawing as does in this book on important contributions from philosophy, literature and the arts. I must say that few other economists can comfortably cite aristotle and lady gaga in the same chapter. Dr. Phelps was born near
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Law at the university of california, berkeley. And your moderator for this evenings program. Im delighted to introduce my friend and colleague in the field of economics, doctor edmund phelps. He was the 2006 Nobel Laureate in economics and is the author of many books including a new one called mass flourishing how grassroots innovation created jobs, challenge, and change. This book examines modern economics and what makes nations prosper. And why the sources of that prosperity are under threat today. Net phelps teaches economics and is the director of the center on capitalism and society at columbia university. He has lost at the sources of Economic Growth in the causes of unemployment. On announcing his nobel prize, the committee specifically said his task breaking work on economics between inflation and unemployment and on the well being of current versus future generations. He is also known for the threat of this approach to economics drawing as does in this book on important contri
Revolution. Notorious lobbyist turned anticorruption campaigner Jake Abramoff here to tell us the dirty secrets of the d. C. Swamp. We meet the man inside corporations literally write the laws the rest of us have to live under. And theres hope, we talk to two congressmen, one republican, one democrat, working together to drain the swamp. Evening everyone and welcome to the next revolution. Im steve hilton and this is the home of positive populism. When we started this show, we promised to keep watch over President Trumps pledge to drain the swamp. Over the past few months, weve brought you swamp watch investigations that exposed everything from the military Industrial Complex to the saudi arabia lobby. In a moment, well bring you highlights from some of your favorite swamp watch segments. First with me kimberly strasel who writes the column for the wall street journal. Kim, im so pleased you could join us to talk about this. There are very few people who know more about the topic than
Revolution. Notorious lobbyist turned anticorruption campaigner Jake Abramoff here to tell us the dirty secrets of the d. C. Swamp. We meet the man inside corporations literally write the laws the rest of us have to live under. And theres hope, we talk to two congressmen, one republican, one democrat, working together to drain the swamp. Evening everyone and welcome to the next revolution. Im steve hilton and this is the home of positive populism. When we started this show, we promised to keep watch over President Trumps pledge to drain the swamp. Over the past few months, weve brought you swamp watch investigations that exposed everything from the military Industrial Complex to the saudi arabia lobby. In a moment, well bring you highlights from some of your favorite swamp watch segments. First with me kimberly strasel who writes the column for the wall street journal. Kim, im so pleased you could join us to talk about this. There are very few people who know more about the topic than