Can capitalism be made to work for all of us - and to improve rather than destroy the state of the planet? On this 5-part podcast series, Peter Vanham and Natalie Pierce dive into some of the main problems with global capitalism and ask expert guests if there are better ways of doing things - from the way we measure economic success, to addressing crippling inequalities and climate catastrophe. Hosts: Natalie Pierce and Peter Vanham

The decline of incomes for the bottom 50% of Americans has coincided with a fall in union membership. This episode looks at how those two facts might be linked and looks to Denmark where union representation is welcomed by employers. Guests: Heather Long, economics correspondent at The Washington Post; Thomas Søby, chief economist of the Danish metalworkers union.