#966 Criminalizing the classroom (School-to-Prison Pipeline)
Air Date: 11-6-15
Today we take a look at the structural systems in place that work to funnel many children, disproportionately children of color, out of the school system and directly into the (in)justice system
Read more#965 Death by stereotype, the dehumanizing of women of color
Air Date: 11-3-15
Today we take a look at the dangerous intersection women of color inhabit, how their very lives are at risk for simply being who they are and how society tends to turn a blind eye
Read more#964 History of the Christian Right (Religion)
Air date: 10-30-15
Today we take a look at the history of how Christianity was, in large part, coopted by the Republican party on behalf of business interests and how anyone started getting the idea that we were founded as a religious, much less Christian, nation
Read more#963 The corporate takeover under our noses (Trans-Pacific Partnership)
Air date: 10-27-15
Today we take a look at the proposed TPP trade deal from a whole variety of different angels. Since the agreement was negotiated entirely in secret primarily between corporate interests it’s not surprising to find that the deal looks pretty bad for everyday people no matter what angle you’re looking from
Read more#962 Building momentum to and through Paris (Climate)
Air date: 10-23-15
Today we take a look at the state of the political promises being made as we lead up to the international climate negotiations in Paris as well as what we can do about it, plus we see what Exxon knew and when they knew it
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