#1227 Stochastic Terrorism and the Bully Pulpit
Air Date: 11–13-2018
Today we take a look at the rise of right-wing terrorism in the US and the unmistakable link to the violent rhetoric and extreme policies of right-wing politicians
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#1226 Understanding the toxic US-Saudi Arabian relationship
Air Date: 11–9-2018
Today we take a look at the stunningly consistent history of the relationship between the US and Saudi Arabia. A relationship born out of a need for oil and sustained for the sake of empire.
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#1225 The origins of the libertarian plan to remake America
Air Date: 11–6-2018
Today we take a look at the movement behind the anti-government, pro-wealthy campaign to remake America that dates back much farther than the Koch Brothers.
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#1224 Fixing the underlying mechanism of our democracy (Election Integrity)
Air Date: 11–2-2018
Today we take a look at some of the various ways our election system is vulnerable to tampering and hacking from within and without and how it poses a threat to our democracy by casting doubt on the system whether any tampering actually happens or not
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#1223 How and why conspiracy theories infiltrate our politics
Air Date: 10–30-2018
Today we take a look at the phenomenon of conspiracy theories from several different angles including psychology, political necessity and some of the conspiracies de jour.
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