Nick Hanauer, Elites & Failure of Trickle-Down Economics

May 29, 2012

On the heels of his TED talk controversy, venture capitalist, entrepreneur and author Nick Hanauer (@NickHanauer) discusses the failed thinking behind trickle down economics, why traditional models of economic measurement don’t work and why his message won’t win him popularity among elites.  His New Patriot Network was founded with Eric Liu and their latest book is The Gardens of Democracy: A New American Story of Citizenship, the Economy, and the Role of Government.  Click thru for links and updates.  Use this post as today’s thread.

Past Episodes

On this final live stream of 2025, we talk about how deeply Trump is implicated in the Epstein files. Also, the Bari Weiss's ham-handed attempts to curry favor with the Trump administration by censcoring journalists she's been installed above.   And on the fun half: Benny Johnson ...
Sam and Emma cover the day's news and politics headlines. Trump's Epstein release continues in scandal. TPUSA becomes a circular firing squad. And on the fun half: More on the TPUSA/Candace Owens/Ben Shapiro/Steve Bannon imbroglio. Also Zohran talks about wealthy problems being addressed ...
It's Casual Friday on the Majority Report On today's program: Today is the deadline for the release of the Epstein files, and the DOJ is scrambling to delay and redact as much as possible. Heather “Digby” Parton joins Sam and Emma to wrap up the week’s news. The three dig into the Epstein ...