#1183 Debating proposals for a next-generation economy (Social Benefit Programs)
Air Date: 5–15-2018
Today we take a look at both the policies of a Federally-Guaranteed Jobs program and a Universal Basic Income and hear arguments for and against each
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#1182 Wrongheaded laws and prosecutors (Injustice System)
Air Date: 5–8-2018
Today we take a look at how we came to have some of the mandatory minimum laws that we do, how they came out of a sense of desperation from an underserved and ignored community, and how prosecutors have used those laws to make things worse. But there is hope to turn this around.
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#1181 The Red-State Revolt (Teachers Strikes)
Air Date: 5–4-2018
Today we take a look at the falling dominoes of rebellion and demands for justice in the form of teachers strikes as they go from one educationally decimated red state to the next
Read more#1179 Stories from the Himalayan Kingdom of Bhutan
Air Date: 4–20-2018
Today we take a look at some of the highlights of the Kingdom of Bhutan including the most famous of their exports, Gross National Happiness, and many lesser-known aspects of their focus on happiness, good governance and environmental protection. We will also look at one of the blackest marks of the country's past, one that still hangs around their necks to this day.
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#1178 Economic Evolution (Capitalism, Consumerism and Beyond)
Air Date: 4–17-2018
Today we take a look at the debate between individualism and varying forms of collectivism, the benefits and drawbacks of consumerism and some philosophies of economics both past and future
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