Jerusalem Demsas and Dylan Matthews talk with Joey Politano (@JosephPolitano), economics blogger and self-described "mid-tier take-haver," to go over one big question on people’s minds right now: are corporations profiting off of inflation?
References:
Joey’s blog post about rising corporate prices and inflation
Sen. Elizabeth Warren on rising corporate profit margins
Paul Krugman’s newsletter from this week
Binyamin Appelbaum on the meatpacking industry
The White House’s statement on meat companies taking advantage of market power
The letter from President Joe Biden to FTC chair Lina Khan
“Could strategic price controls help fight inflation?” in the Guardian
Rethinking Inflation Policy: A toolkit for economic recovery by JW Mason and Lauren Melodia
Hosts:
Jerusalem Demsas (@jerusalemdemsas), policy reporter, Vox
Dylan Matthews (@dylanmatt), senior correspondent, Vox
Credits:
Sofi LaLonde, producer and engineer
Libby Nelson, editorial adviser
Amber Hall, deputy editorial director of talk podcasts
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