#1471 Taking Delight In Chaos (Trucker Protests Go International)
Air Date: 2–22-2022
Today we take a look at the new right-wing protest tactic sweeping the world, truck convoy siege tactics in capital cities. Their causes are nonsensical, their tactics harmful but cracking down on them too harshly may boomerang on progressive protests down the road.
Read more#1399 Myths are written by the victors, history by the scholars (1619 vs 1776) (Repost)
Original Air Date: 2–16-2021
Today we take a look at the competing histories fighting for dominance in the minds of Americans; the mythologized and romanticized history as represented by the "patriotic" framing of history from the 1776 Commission report and the much more fact-based approach that doesn't skirt the issue of race from the 1619 Project.
Read more#1396 The Platforms of Our Discontent (Social Media, Social Destruction) (Repost)
Original Air Date: 2–5-2021
Today we take a look at the role that social media plays in the radicalization of discontented communities and engage in the debate over content moderation and de-platforming of individuals.
Read more#1470 Distorting History and Banning Books is a Power Play of Exclusion
Air Date: 2–12-2022
Today we take a look at the recent uptick in banning and removing educational subjects and books from school curricula as well as specifically who is being harmed and who is being privileged by these decisions.
Read more#1469 Geopolitical Brinksmanship Rekindling The Cold War (Ukraine Crisis)
Air Date: 2–9-2022
Today we take a look at the simmering geopolitical crisis in Ukraine as Russia amasses military forces along the border. In particular, we hear from those who do not predict the imminent outbreak of war and analyze the various motives at play.
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