#1150 The Price of Free (Silicon Valley and Big Data)
Air Date: 12–5-2017
Today we look at some of the hidden ways that big tech is influencing our lives personally and societally
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#1149 The loss of liberty at the hands of concentrated power (Media and Net Neutrality)
Air Date: 12–1-2017
Today we look at the inevitable results of a lax approach to anti-trust legislation: the consolidation of corporate power and money used to buy influence over the writing of regulations which allow for further consolidation of corporate power. Plus, throw in the suppression of anti-corporate opinions through monopolistic media empires and the dismantling of Net Neutrality principles. Welcome to The Gilded Age 2.0
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#1148 Understanding the past to rebuild for the future (Democratic Party)
Air Date: 11–28-2017
Today we look at recent revelations about the conduct of the DNC during the 2016 campaign, a new Democratic Autopsy report that strives to shine light the failures and opportunities for the party and the recent election wins and what they can tell us about a path forward
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#1147 The thrill and horror of the Harvey Weinstein Effect
Air Date: 11–21-2017
Today we look at gender-based harassment and assault, the revolution in thinking on the subject we are currently in the midst of and some ideas to institutionalize positive change
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#1146 An Unmitigated Disaster (The GOP Tax Plan)
Air Date: 11–17-2017
Today we look at just a few of the many ways that the GOP tax plan is intended to help the well-off, harm the needy, kill Obamacare (obviously) and defile a pristine wilderness just to top things off
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