Middle, middle, middle class: Harris’ pitch to the heartland

Greg Jericho, Australia Institute Chief Economist, joins us to examine the Harris-Walz economic agenda.
Republicans have tried to pin the Vice-President as ‘Comrade Kamala’, but are her economic policies all that radical? On this special After America and Dollars & Sense crossover episode, Dr Emma Shortis and Dr Greg Jericho discuss Harris’ economic agenda.
This discussion was recorded on Friday 30 August 2024 and things may have changed since recording.
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Guest: Greg Jericho, Chief Economist, the Australia Institute // @GrogsGamut
Host: Emma Shortis, Senior Research for International & Security Affairs, the Australia Institute // @EmmaShortis
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