For most of the 20th century, there was a clear wall between working people’s pension funds and the riskier corners of financial markets. This wasn’t accidental—it was the law.

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Interview: Insurance and Climate Change

An Interview with Kenny Stancil

Kenny Stancil Feb 10, 2026

An aerial shot of a neighborhood in Lee County, Fla., devastated by Hurricane Ian, September 29, 2022. Credit: South Florida Water Management District, via Flickr, CC BY 2.0 license. — An aerial shot of a neighborhood in Lee County, Fla., devastated by Hurricane Ian, September 29, 2022.

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.

Interview with Kenny Stancil on climate change and home insurance

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KENNY STANCIL is a senior researcher at the Revolving Door Project with broad interests in the political economy of inequality and just transitions to an egalitarian, democratic, and sustainable society.

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