#929 Looking to avert further tragedy (War on Drugs™)
Today we take a look at the continuing failure that is the War on Drugs™ as well as some of the signs of hope that we may be making progress toward shutting it down
Read more#928 The criminal enterprise that runs our politics (Big Banks)
Today we take a look at the malfeasance of the big banks and the political corruption that lets them get away with it
Read more#927 Confronting the evil of our era (Climate)
Today, among other things, we take a look at how and why we need to fundamentally change the way we think about human’s relationship to the environment.
Read more#926 Boys will be boys but we can change what that means (Patriarchy)
Today, instead of trying to convince you of the benefits of feminism, I’m just going to show you the horrors (for everyone) of patriarchy.
Read more#925 A bad idea for all the reasons (Death Penalty)
Today we take a look at the US death penalty from all angles. Cultural norms? We’re an outlier. Protecting the innocent? We kill innocent people. Following the letter of the law? We’re absolutely breaking the 8th amendment to the constitution. Fiscal responsibility? Death penalty costs about 3 times more than life imprisonment. And don’t forget about the racially biased implementation and the structurally biased trail system of death penalty cases.
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