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Apr 23

Interview: The Economics of Trump's War on Iran

Chris Sturr, co-editor of Dollars & Sense, interviewed D&S columnist John Miller about his feature article "The Economics of Trump's War with Iran," from our May/June 2026 issue. The interview was conducted on April 21, and airs on the April 23rd episode of Economics for the People on KKFI in Kansas City.

16 min
Apr 2

Interview: Trump's Foreign Policy

Chris Sturr, co-editor of Dollars & Sense, interviewed Sasha Breger Bush, associate professor of political science at the University of Colorado, Denver. Sasha is author of our March/April 2026 cover story, Raw Materials and Raw Power: Greenland, Venezuela, and the Future of U.S. Foreign Policy. The interview was conducted on March 10, a couple of weeks into the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, so much of our discussion focused on how the lessons about Trump's foreign policy outlined in Sasha's article apply to the war. This segment aired as part of the March 26 episode of Economics for the People on KKFI in Kansas City.

19 min
Mar 10

Interview: Rent Control

Chris Sturr, co-editor of Dollars & Sense, interviewed Stephen Barton, former Housing Director for the City of Berkeley and former deputy director of the Berkeley Rent Stabilization Program. Steve is working on an article on rental housing for an upcoming issue of D&S and is author of this 2019 article on the economics of residential rent control. This segment aired as part of the February 26 episode of Economics for the People on KKFI in Kansas City.

15 min
Feb 10

Interview: Insurance and Climate Change

Chris Sturr, co-editor of D&S, interviewed Kenny Stancil, a senior researcher at the Revolving Door Project, about his article for the January/February 2026 issue, "Forsake Some, Fleece the Rest," This segment aired as part of the January 22, 2026 episode (episode #27) of Economics for the People on KKFI in Kansas City.

15 min
12/28/2025

Interview: Starving the Safety Net

Chris Sturr, co-editor of D&S, interviewed economist Kalena Thomhave about her article for the January/February 2026 issue, "Starving the Safety Net." This segment aired as part of the December 25th, 2025 episode (episode #26) of Economics for the People on KKFI in Kansas City.

15 min
11/28/2025

Interview: The Consumer Credit Oligopoly

Chris Sturr, co-editor of D&S, interviewed economist Rob Larson about his article for the November/December 2025 issue, "Discredited: The Ham-fisted Tyranny of the Credit Agency Oligopoly." This segment aired as part of the November 27 episode (episode #24) of Economics for the People on KKFI in Kansas City.

15 min
10/23/2025

Interview: Deportees in Tijuana

On October 15, 2025, D&S co-editor Chris Sturr interviewed David Bacon, journalist, photographer, and frequent D&S contributor, about his cover story for our November/December issue, "Poverty and Deportees on the Streets in Tijuana." This segment aired as part of the October 23rd episode of Economics for the People on KKFI in Kansas City.

15 min
09/28/2025

Interview: Municipal Socialism

Chris Sturr, co-editor of D&S, interviewed labor historian Shel Stromquist about his article for the September/October 2025 issue, "Mamdani's Municipal Socialist Inheritance." A shorter version of this interview aired as part of the September 25 episode (episode #22) of Economics for the People on KKFI in Kansas City.

19 min

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