Join brilliant educators and practitioners Nwamaka Agbo (Kataly Fund) and Francisco Perez (Center for Popular Education) as they (re)define "economic democracy," and draw from their own cultures and pasts to think about the future of our movement!

Join Elena Letona (Neighbor to Neighbor Massachusetts) and Gopal Dayaneni (Movement Generation) as they discuss the interconnections between social movements and explore the foundations for revolution.

Join Kali Akuno (Cooperation Jackson) and Penn Loh (Tufts University) as they discuss what "the economy" and "governance" really mean, and explore how lessons from COVID can help us build power to meet future crises--economic, climate or otherwise.

Join Jessica Norwood (RUNWAY) and Nia Evans (Boston Ujima Project) as they  explore the real meaning behind the phrase "racial wealth gap",  discuss Black resiliency and power, and meditate on the power of love as a force for change.

Welcome to Economics for Emancipation, a four-part podcast produced by the Center for Economic Democracy featuring conversations between incredible organizers helping to build visionary projects around the country. ​ Our guests offer thoughtful, sharp, and at times surprising takes on the world of economics, grounded in stories from their work in movements for social justice. Each episode explores fundamentals, like "what is the economy?" and "what's the difference between governance and government?" From there, conversations flow to family, friendship, and the work of world of building economic and political power across the country, with justice as our North star.