#1137 A perfect blend of colonialism, racism and disaster capitalism (Puerto Rico)
Air Date: 10-03-2017
Today we look at the current and ongoing disaster befalling the US territory of Puerto Rico that all began long, long before the most recent hurricanes laid all of the injustice bare
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#1136 Doing the Right Thing After Exhausting All Other Options (Medicare For All)
Air Date: 9-29-2017
Today we look at the Bernie-Sanders-lead movement to implement the most comprehensive universal health insurance system in the world
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#1135 Understanding the Effects of Immigration
Air Date: 9-26-2017
Today we look at the economic and criminal implications of immigration policy
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#1134 Unnatural Disasters (Hurricanes and Humans)
Air Date: 9-19-2017
Today we look not so much at hurricanes and the climate science behind them (though we touch on that as well) but focus more on what we can see more clearly when it’s illuminated by so-called “natural” disasters, the structural inequality and legacies of decision-making that make these disasters worse than they need to be
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#1133 Understanding Authoritarianism
Air Date: 9-15-2017
Today we look at the history and structures of authoritarianism and explore how they relate to at Trump campaign and administration
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