Jacobin Radio: Pre-Election Special w/ John Nichols

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🗓️ 2 November 2024

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Alan Minsky sits in for host Suzi Weissman on a special pre-election edition of Jacobin Radio. In the first half, Alan speaks with economist Mark Paul, Professor of Public Policy at Rutgers University, about a California ballot measure, Prop 33, that addresses one of the top concerns of voters across the country: the cost of housing. Prop 33 would eliminate statewide restrictions on rent control measures. Predictably, a PAC supported by large real estate corporations is spending over $100 million to try to defeat it. Paul explains why the arguments made by opponents of Prop 33 are misguided, and that the measure, if passed, will provide much needed relief for over-burdened poor, working- and middle-class Californians.

Then, in the second half of the show, John Nichols, the National Affairs Correspondent for The Nation, talks with Alan about the homestretch of the presidential election. Just like 2016 and 2020, Donald Trump is in a virtual tie with the Democratic nominee. John reflects on the race in his home state of Wisconsin, which is once again one of the few swing states that will decide the election — and explains why the Harris campaign would be well-served by campaigning on a progressive economic and pro-labor platform.

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0:00.0	Welcome to Jacobin Radio. I'm Alan Minsky sitting in for Susie Weissman.
0:19.1	And on this week's show, seeing is we're less than a week away
0:22.9	from the general election, we're going to be talking about two important electoral matters. First,
0:29.4	we're going to look at California ballot proposition 33, which will allow for greater rent control
0:36.1	in California.
0:43.0	Of course, the cost of housing is a huge concern for middle class, working class, and poor Americans.
0:46.5	And it's definitely at crisis levels in California.
0:55.5	And we'll be joined by economist Mark Paul, who challenges the economic orthodoxy that rejects rent control.
1:01.1	And he cites a bunch of recent studies that show rent control does not, in fact,
1:05.8	staunch the development of affordable housing, and it should be seen as a viable option.
1:08.3	Of course, big money interests see it otherwise,
1:12.7	and they are pouring money into the campaign to defeat Prop 33. And then we'll be joined by John Nichols, and we'll be talking about the big ticket item
1:19.5	on November 5th, the U.S. presidential election. John will let us know how things look in his home
1:24.9	state of Wisconsin, of course one of the battleground states, and he'll offer his insights and how he feels the left can approach this
1:32.6	election in ways that can build progressive power going forward.
1:37.0	All right and more on Jacobin Radio.
1:51.2	This is Jackman Radio, and I'm Alan Minsky, sitting in for Susie Weissman.
1:55.6	Mark Paul is a professor of public policy at Rectors University.
2:00.8	He is also one of the leading young progressive economists in the country and the world.
2:07.2	He is the author of the book, The Ends of Freedom, reclaiming America's Lost Promise of Economic Rights from the University of Chicago Press.
2:10.6	And this is a book that makes a strong argument for an economic bill of rights to be adopted
2:16.2	by the United States of America, something that I have
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