Robert Reich's writes at robertreich.substack.com. His latest book is "THE SYSTEM: Who Rigged It, How To Fix It." He is Chancellor's Professor of Public Policy at the University of California at Berkeley and Senior Fellow…
Turkeys Economic Woes Hurt Erdogan as Local Elections…
A campaign poster featuring Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in front of Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia museum on March 15. The poster reads in Turkish: “Istanbul for us is a love story.” Photographer: Emrah Gurel/AP Photographer:…
Apple Pins Hopes for Mobile Payments on New…
Jennifer Bailey, vice president at Apple Inc., introduces the the Apple Card. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg Five years after its ballyhooed debut, Apple Pay is still struggling to take off. Apple Inc.…
This Economist Predicted the Last Crisis. What’s the…
The economist Raghuram Rajan is gravely concerned by the rise of populism around the world — on both the left and the right. (Photo: Ella87/Pixabay) In 2005, Raghuram Rajan said the financial system was at risk…
The Future of Meat (Ep. 367)
Meat production has become more efficient. But turning animals into food still requires an enormous amount of resources. Can scientists build a better burger from scratch? (Photo: Scott Olson/Getty) Global demand for beef, chicken, and pork…
Where Do Good Ideas Come From? (Ep. 368)
Sometimes ideas depend on technology: “mapping the universe” would have been impossible with standard refracting telescopes — then came solid-state detectors. (Photo: Smithsonian Institution Archives/Wikimedia Commons) Whether you’re mapping the universe, hosting a late-night talk…
A Good Idea Is Not Good Enough (Ep.…
Pablo Picasso drew hundreds of preparatory sketches before even starting to paint Les Demoiselles d’Avignon. (Photo: Steven Zucker/flickr) Whether you’re building a business or a cathedral, execution is everything. We ask artists, scientists, and inventors…
Another Kidney-Donation Story to Make You Smile
February 28, 2019 @ 11:56am A few years ago, we made a podcast episode with Al Roth, the Stanford economist whose work on market design and matchmaking won him a Nobel Prize. His most eye-catching…
How to Fail Like a Pro (Ep. 370)
Inventor James Dyson built 5,127 prototypes before he succeeded in revolutionizing the vacuum cleaner. (Photo: Bruno Vincent/Getty) The road to success is paved with failure, so you might as well learn to do it right.…