#789 Republicans are people too (Conservatives)
Republicans may be people just like liberals but they definitely have some different priorities they like to focus on, priorities that sometimes make them seen like mean, selfish, assholes.
Read more#788 Harassment in place of police work (Racism)
Today we look at the structural oppression of 'Stop & Frisk', not to mention how counterproductive it is to alienate people in their own neighborhoods. Plus, thoughts on the absence of poverty in the discussion of black crime and a special discussion of the definition of racism.
Read more#787 Good news, bad news for paranoia sufferers (NSA Spying)
Turns out that the people paranoid that the government was spying on them might not be as crazy as previously thought, to the detriment of all.
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#786 Following the money, the gas and a table (Climate)
We take a look at lessons that can be learned from science, following the money, extreme weather, and the international travel of fracked gas and wooden tables.
Read more#785 Time's Person of the Year (The Pope)
I bravely resist the urge to reference episode 4 of Star Wars as we discuss A New Pope and his radical thinking about how not being a total dick is more Christ-like than, say, Michael Douglas' character in the movie Wall Street.
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