Pitchfork Economics
@pitchforkeconomics.bsky.social
A 🔥 podcast about who gets what and why in the economy with zillionaire class traitor Nick Hanauer. Listen (ad-free) wherever you get your podcasts.
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A new Harvard study—the first large-scale comparison of Amazon, UPS & FedEx drivers—shows what worker power really means:
🔴 Amazon: ~$19/hr, no raises, high turnover.
🟢 UPS (union): ~$35/hr, steady wage growth, long careers.
Same job. Different power.
Full study → buff.ly/rpn6H5E
🔴 Amazon: ~$19/hr, no raises, high turnover.
🟢 UPS (union): ~$35/hr, steady wage growth, long careers.
Same job. Different power.
Full study → buff.ly/rpn6H5E
November 17, 2025 at 4:57 PM
A new Harvard study—the first large-scale comparison of Amazon, UPS & FedEx drivers—shows what worker power really means:
🔴 Amazon: ~$19/hr, no raises, high turnover.
🟢 UPS (union): ~$35/hr, steady wage growth, long careers.
Same job. Different power.
Full study → buff.ly/rpn6H5E
🔴 Amazon: ~$19/hr, no raises, high turnover.
🟢 UPS (union): ~$35/hr, steady wage growth, long careers.
Same job. Different power.
Full study → buff.ly/rpn6H5E
This week, @benmckenzie.bsky.social joins Nick & Goldy to talk about the book he co-authored with journalist Jacob Silverman, Easy Money, which exposes the trillion-dollar scam that’s rotting our financial system from the inside.
🎧 Listen here: buff.ly/HNdCUcE
🎧 Listen here: buff.ly/HNdCUcE
November 11, 2025 at 5:58 PM
This week, @benmckenzie.bsky.social joins Nick & Goldy to talk about the book he co-authored with journalist Jacob Silverman, Easy Money, which exposes the trillion-dollar scam that’s rotting our financial system from the inside.
🎧 Listen here: buff.ly/HNdCUcE
🎧 Listen here: buff.ly/HNdCUcE
It's Corporate America’s favorite trick: fire workers, boost the stock price. Giants like Google, Citigroup & UPS have laid off thousands of workers while spending billions buying back their own stock.
Read the comic that exposes this heist: buff.ly/E8ewYjI
Read the comic that exposes this heist: buff.ly/E8ewYjI
November 5, 2025 at 11:02 PM
It's Corporate America’s favorite trick: fire workers, boost the stock price. Giants like Google, Citigroup & UPS have laid off thousands of workers while spending billions buying back their own stock.
Read the comic that exposes this heist: buff.ly/E8ewYjI
Read the comic that exposes this heist: buff.ly/E8ewYjI
Corporations are on track to spend $1.3 trillion on stock buybacks this year, so we’re re-sharing our 2019 episode with @corybooker.com on how buybacks became legal market manipulation & how to stop this Trillion Dollar Heist.
🎧 Listen: buff.ly/pMmuuDT
📖 Read the comic: bindings.app/read/7mINYO2H
🎧 Listen: buff.ly/pMmuuDT
📖 Read the comic: bindings.app/read/7mINYO2H
November 5, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Corporations are on track to spend $1.3 trillion on stock buybacks this year, so we’re re-sharing our 2019 episode with @corybooker.com on how buybacks became legal market manipulation & how to stop this Trillion Dollar Heist.
🎧 Listen: buff.ly/pMmuuDT
📖 Read the comic: bindings.app/read/7mINYO2H
🎧 Listen: buff.ly/pMmuuDT
📖 Read the comic: bindings.app/read/7mINYO2H
@theameilee.bsky.social nails it: when exploitation is profitable, even the good companies lose. That’s why it’s on governments to build markets that don’t profit from abuse.
🎧 Listen to how smarter trade policy can level the playing field—and make decency a competitive advantage.
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🎧 Listen to how smarter trade policy can level the playing field—and make decency a competitive advantage.
➡️ buff.ly/WiTrMxA
November 3, 2025 at 4:57 PM
@theameilee.bsky.social nails it: when exploitation is profitable, even the good companies lose. That’s why it’s on governments to build markets that don’t profit from abuse.
🎧 Listen to how smarter trade policy can level the playing field—and make decency a competitive advantage.
➡️ buff.ly/WiTrMxA
🎧 Listen to how smarter trade policy can level the playing field—and make decency a competitive advantage.
➡️ buff.ly/WiTrMxA
Building a pro-worker economy shouldn’t be partisan. Investing in clean energy and good jobs should be a red, white, and blue issue—but for today’s GOP, nothing matters more than cutting taxes for the rich.
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🎧➡️ buff.ly/WiTrMxA
November 2, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Building a pro-worker economy shouldn’t be partisan. Investing in clean energy and good jobs should be a red, white, and blue issue—but for today’s GOP, nothing matters more than cutting taxes for the rich.
🎧➡️ buff.ly/WiTrMxA
🎧➡️ buff.ly/WiTrMxA
When companies outsource and subcontract their supply chains, they also outsource accountability.
🎧 Hear @theameilee.bsky.social explain why enforcing labor rights across global supply chains isn’t just moral—it’s economic common sense.
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🎧 Hear @theameilee.bsky.social explain why enforcing labor rights across global supply chains isn’t just moral—it’s economic common sense.
➡️ buff.ly/WiTrMxA
November 1, 2025 at 3:57 PM
When companies outsource and subcontract their supply chains, they also outsource accountability.
🎧 Hear @theameilee.bsky.social explain why enforcing labor rights across global supply chains isn’t just moral—it’s economic common sense.
➡️ buff.ly/WiTrMxA
🎧 Hear @theameilee.bsky.social explain why enforcing labor rights across global supply chains isn’t just moral—it’s economic common sense.
➡️ buff.ly/WiTrMxA
Global trade shouldn’t come at the cost of basic human rights.
🎧 Listen now to hear how centering workers in trade policy can build a stronger and more equitable global economy.
➡️ buff.ly/WiTrMxA
🎧 Listen now to hear how centering workers in trade policy can build a stronger and more equitable global economy.
➡️ buff.ly/WiTrMxA
October 31, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Global trade shouldn’t come at the cost of basic human rights.
🎧 Listen now to hear how centering workers in trade policy can build a stronger and more equitable global economy.
➡️ buff.ly/WiTrMxA
🎧 Listen now to hear how centering workers in trade policy can build a stronger and more equitable global economy.
➡️ buff.ly/WiTrMxA
The shutdown didn’t happen by accident. Republicans refused to fund ACA subsidies—so 22M Americans face higher premiums.
Now SNAP is being cut off for 42M families. All to protect billionaire tax cuts.
@lilyroberts.bsky.social explained in June how gutting SNAP hurts communities: buff.ly/SHgHAd6
Now SNAP is being cut off for 42M families. All to protect billionaire tax cuts.
@lilyroberts.bsky.social explained in June how gutting SNAP hurts communities: buff.ly/SHgHAd6
October 30, 2025 at 10:25 PM
The shutdown didn’t happen by accident. Republicans refused to fund ACA subsidies—so 22M Americans face higher premiums.
Now SNAP is being cut off for 42M families. All to protect billionaire tax cuts.
@lilyroberts.bsky.social explained in June how gutting SNAP hurts communities: buff.ly/SHgHAd6
Now SNAP is being cut off for 42M families. All to protect billionaire tax cuts.
@lilyroberts.bsky.social explained in June how gutting SNAP hurts communities: buff.ly/SHgHAd6
Farm bankruptcies are climbing again for the first time since 2020. Trump’s tariffs wiped out U.S. soybean exports — now he wants to import Argentinian beef while American ranchers go broke.
Classic trickle-down: reward monopolies, punish workers.
Classic trickle-down: reward monopolies, punish workers.
Farm bankruptcies are soaring amid low crop prices, while Trump considers bailout of up to $14 billion | Fortune
In the second quarter, there were 93 bankruptcy filings, up from 88 in the first quarter and nearly double the 47 at the end of 2024.
fortune.com
October 29, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Farm bankruptcies are climbing again for the first time since 2020. Trump’s tariffs wiped out U.S. soybean exports — now he wants to import Argentinian beef while American ranchers go broke.
Classic trickle-down: reward monopolies, punish workers.
Classic trickle-down: reward monopolies, punish workers.
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Over 71 million Americans are paid less than a living wage, and are forced into social safety nets like SNAP.
If you think too many people are receiving SNAP benefits, don’t shame them.
Shame their employers paying them poverty wages and forcing taxpayers to subsidize the rest.
If you think too many people are receiving SNAP benefits, don’t shame them.
Shame their employers paying them poverty wages and forcing taxpayers to subsidize the rest.
October 29, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Over 71 million Americans are paid less than a living wage, and are forced into social safety nets like SNAP.
If you think too many people are receiving SNAP benefits, don’t shame them.
Shame their employers paying them poverty wages and forcing taxpayers to subsidize the rest.
If you think too many people are receiving SNAP benefits, don’t shame them.
Shame their employers paying them poverty wages and forcing taxpayers to subsidize the rest.
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If SNAP benefits vanished tomorrow, feeding 42 million Americans for a month would cost about $7.8 billion.That’s less than 1% of the combined net worth of the three richest men in the U.S. A reminder of how obscene inequality has become and how easily hunger could be solved if we chose to.
October 29, 2025 at 11:55 AM
If SNAP benefits vanished tomorrow, feeding 42 million Americans for a month would cost about $7.8 billion.That’s less than 1% of the combined net worth of the three richest men in the U.S. A reminder of how obscene inequality has become and how easily hunger could be solved if we chose to.
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Check out @pitchforkeconomics.bsky.social new podcast on trade policy!
Trade isn’t just about goods—it’s about power.
@theameilee.bsky.social explains how ignoring labor rights in global trade fueled inequality and political instability, and why trade must start with workers, not corporations.
🎧 The last episode of our Trade series is live ➡️ buff.ly/WiTrMxA
@theameilee.bsky.social explains how ignoring labor rights in global trade fueled inequality and political instability, and why trade must start with workers, not corporations.
🎧 The last episode of our Trade series is live ➡️ buff.ly/WiTrMxA
October 29, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Check out @pitchforkeconomics.bsky.social new podcast on trade policy!
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Listen to @theameilee.bsky.social and @toddntucker.com talk about trade policy & what’s really at stake. It’s not just about stuff, it’s about people.
Trade isn’t just about goods—it’s about power.
@theameilee.bsky.social explains how ignoring labor rights in global trade fueled inequality and political instability, and why trade must start with workers, not corporations.
🎧 The last episode of our Trade series is live ➡️ buff.ly/WiTrMxA
@theameilee.bsky.social explains how ignoring labor rights in global trade fueled inequality and political instability, and why trade must start with workers, not corporations.
🎧 The last episode of our Trade series is live ➡️ buff.ly/WiTrMxA
October 29, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Listen to @theameilee.bsky.social and @toddntucker.com talk about trade policy & what’s really at stake. It’s not just about stuff, it’s about people.
Trade isn’t just about goods—it’s about power.
@theameilee.bsky.social explains how ignoring labor rights in global trade fueled inequality and political instability, and why trade must start with workers, not corporations.
🎧 The last episode of our Trade series is live ➡️ buff.ly/WiTrMxA
@theameilee.bsky.social explains how ignoring labor rights in global trade fueled inequality and political instability, and why trade must start with workers, not corporations.
🎧 The last episode of our Trade series is live ➡️ buff.ly/WiTrMxA
October 28, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Trade isn’t just about goods—it’s about power.
@theameilee.bsky.social explains how ignoring labor rights in global trade fueled inequality and political instability, and why trade must start with workers, not corporations.
🎧 The last episode of our Trade series is live ➡️ buff.ly/WiTrMxA
@theameilee.bsky.social explains how ignoring labor rights in global trade fueled inequality and political instability, and why trade must start with workers, not corporations.
🎧 The last episode of our Trade series is live ➡️ buff.ly/WiTrMxA
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Halloween candy prices have risen at nearly 4x the rate of inflation.
Halloween costumes are more expensive thanks to Trump’s tariffs.
KTBS News with just how expensive this Halloween season will be.
Halloween costumes are more expensive thanks to Trump’s tariffs.
KTBS News with just how expensive this Halloween season will be.
October 27, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Halloween candy prices have risen at nearly 4x the rate of inflation.
Halloween costumes are more expensive thanks to Trump’s tariffs.
KTBS News with just how expensive this Halloween season will be.
Halloween costumes are more expensive thanks to Trump’s tariffs.
KTBS News with just how expensive this Halloween season will be.
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Union Pacific wants Trump's regulators to approve its $72B buyout of Norfolk Southern — a mega-deal that would stifle competition, raise costs, and hurt workers.
Union Pacific is also among the corporate donors to Trump's ballroom.
Gee, I wonder why?
Union Pacific is also among the corporate donors to Trump's ballroom.
Gee, I wonder why?
October 27, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Union Pacific wants Trump's regulators to approve its $72B buyout of Norfolk Southern — a mega-deal that would stifle competition, raise costs, and hurt workers.
Union Pacific is also among the corporate donors to Trump's ballroom.
Gee, I wonder why?
Union Pacific is also among the corporate donors to Trump's ballroom.
Gee, I wonder why?
The U.S. needs a prosperous Mexico — not just a source of cheap labor. Stability, security, and shared growth are impossible with deep inequality between neighbors. North America’s future has to be cooperative — not extractive.
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October 27, 2025 at 3:58 PM
The U.S. needs a prosperous Mexico — not just a source of cheap labor. Stability, security, and shared growth are impossible with deep inequality between neighbors. North America’s future has to be cooperative — not extractive.
🎧➡️ buff.ly/05o45ZT
🎧➡️ buff.ly/05o45ZT
The Mexican–American auto supply chain isn’t about offshoring — it’s about collaboration and modernization.
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🎧➡️ buff.ly/05o45ZT
October 26, 2025 at 3:57 PM
The Mexican–American auto supply chain isn’t about offshoring — it’s about collaboration and modernization.
🎧➡️ buff.ly/05o45ZT
🎧➡️ buff.ly/05o45ZT
Mexico did everything the textbook said — liberalized, opened to trade, integrated with the U.S., and still ended up stuck in no man’s land, de-industrialized, and falling further behind.
This is why real-world economics ≠ theory.
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This is why real-world economics ≠ theory.
🎧➡️ buff.ly/05o45ZT
October 25, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Mexico did everything the textbook said — liberalized, opened to trade, integrated with the U.S., and still ended up stuck in no man’s land, de-industrialized, and falling further behind.
This is why real-world economics ≠ theory.
🎧➡️ buff.ly/05o45ZT
This is why real-world economics ≠ theory.
🎧➡️ buff.ly/05o45ZT
Trade economists promised North America would dominate China + Europe if Mexico provided labor and the United States and Canada brought capital and innovation. That was the theory.
What actually happened reshaped politics across all three countries.
Listen to the full episode 🎧➡️ buff.ly/05o45ZT
What actually happened reshaped politics across all three countries.
Listen to the full episode 🎧➡️ buff.ly/05o45ZT
October 24, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Trade economists promised North America would dominate China + Europe if Mexico provided labor and the United States and Canada brought capital and innovation. That was the theory.
What actually happened reshaped politics across all three countries.
Listen to the full episode 🎧➡️ buff.ly/05o45ZT
What actually happened reshaped politics across all three countries.
Listen to the full episode 🎧➡️ buff.ly/05o45ZT
Argentina ran the trickle-down playbook — slash wages, gut public services, enrich the wealthy — and now the economy is imploding. Trump’s answer? Hand them $20B to prop it up before their midterms. Meanwhile, U.S. farmers still wait for help. This isn’t policy. It’s rich-guy solidarity.
Income Inequality Hits the Highways
The Pitch: Economic Update for October 16th, 2025
civicventures.substack.com
October 22, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Argentina ran the trickle-down playbook — slash wages, gut public services, enrich the wealthy — and now the economy is imploding. Trump’s answer? Hand them $20B to prop it up before their midterms. Meanwhile, U.S. farmers still wait for help. This isn’t policy. It’s rich-guy solidarity.
After NAFTA, Mexico became a global export giant. So why didn’t living standards rise?
Economist Juan Carlos Moreno-Brid joins us this week to unpack the brutal asymmetry of NAFTA, which made capital free to move, but not labor.
🎧Episode 6 of our Trade series is live ➡️ buff.ly/05o45ZT
Economist Juan Carlos Moreno-Brid joins us this week to unpack the brutal asymmetry of NAFTA, which made capital free to move, but not labor.
🎧Episode 6 of our Trade series is live ➡️ buff.ly/05o45ZT
October 21, 2025 at 8:13 PM
After NAFTA, Mexico became a global export giant. So why didn’t living standards rise?
Economist Juan Carlos Moreno-Brid joins us this week to unpack the brutal asymmetry of NAFTA, which made capital free to move, but not labor.
🎧Episode 6 of our Trade series is live ➡️ buff.ly/05o45ZT
Economist Juan Carlos Moreno-Brid joins us this week to unpack the brutal asymmetry of NAFTA, which made capital free to move, but not labor.
🎧Episode 6 of our Trade series is live ➡️ buff.ly/05o45ZT
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🛤️NEW: A $72 billion rail mega-merger could reshape freight shipping across the country — and not for the better.
Our new brief breaks down the stakes of the proposed Union Pacific–Norfolk Southern merger for workers, safety, and the economy👇🧵
Our new brief breaks down the stakes of the proposed Union Pacific–Norfolk Southern merger for workers, safety, and the economy👇🧵
October 20, 2025 at 7:51 PM
🛤️NEW: A $72 billion rail mega-merger could reshape freight shipping across the country — and not for the better.
Our new brief breaks down the stakes of the proposed Union Pacific–Norfolk Southern merger for workers, safety, and the economy👇🧵
Our new brief breaks down the stakes of the proposed Union Pacific–Norfolk Southern merger for workers, safety, and the economy👇🧵
Paid sick leave is expanding — 80% of US workers have access, up from 63% in 2012. Not because Congress acted — but because voters forced it. Alaska + Nebraska passed it in 2024. Missouri voters passed it too — then politicians killed it, stripping protections from 728,000 workers.
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October 20, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Paid sick leave is expanding — 80% of US workers have access, up from 63% in 2012. Not because Congress acted — but because voters forced it. Alaska + Nebraska passed it in 2024. Missouri voters passed it too — then politicians killed it, stripping protections from 728,000 workers.
buff.ly/dmFPd7C
buff.ly/dmFPd7C