About this episode

Nick and Goldy discuss the Good Life Agenda with Elizabeth Wilkins, exploring the economy's purpose and the need for renewed trust in democracy.

What is the economy for — GDP, corporate profits, or people? This week, Nick and Goldy talk with Elizabeth Wilkins, President and CEO of the Roosevelt Institute, about Roosevelt’s new Good Life Agenda and why so many old assumptions about markets, government, and growth are suddenly up for grabs. It’s a conversation about human flourishing, public power, and what democracy has to deliver if people are going to believe in it again. Elizabeth Wilkins is the President and CEO of the Roosevelt Institute.She previously served as Chief of Staff to the Chair and Director of the Office of Policy Planning at the Federal Trade Commission. She has also held senior roles in the White House and the Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia, clerked for Justice Elena Kagan and then-Judge Merrick Garland. She began her career as a labor organizer with SEIU 32BJ. She is one of the authors of Roosevelt’s new report, The Good Life: An Agenda for Fuller Lives, a Stronger Economy, and Renewed Trust. Social Media: @elizabethwwilkins.bsky.social @ewwilkins Further reading:  The Good Life: An Agenda for Fuller Lives, a Stronger Economy, and Renewed Trust. Website…

People in this episode

Hosts: Nick Hanauer, Goldy

Guest: Elizabeth Wilkins

Topics covered

• economy
• human flourishing
• public power
• democracy
• Good Life Agenda

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Roosevelt Institute, SEIU 32BJ, Federal Trade Commission, Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia

Books & works: The Good Life: An Agenda for Fuller Lives, a Stronger Economy, and Renewed Trust

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