#1259 The rebirth of the antitrust movement (Monopolies)
Air Date: 3–26-2019
Today we take a look at the story of Amazon's enormous growth, the history of how our anti-trust laws were neutered and how the former is making us rethink the latter
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Bonus Edition #142 The Nordic Theory of Love
Air Date: 3/1/2019
Today I share an unusual clip and talk for a while about how much better Scandinavia is than the US.
Read more#1243 The story of Socialism in America
Air Date: 1–22-2019
Today we take a look at socialism in America from our often violent response to the concept in the wake of the Russian Revolution through the recent revival in interest, driven primarily by the younger generation today
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#1237 Understanding the Yellow Vests protest
Air Date: 12–21-2018
Today we take a look at the Yellow Vests protest in France to understand what they are, how they started and what implications they have for the struggle between neoliberal, fascist and progressive politics worldwide
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#1220 Fighting the Dark Money Machine
Air Date: 10–19-2018
Today we take a look at the Koch brothers and the movement they spawned to better understand exactly how to fight back
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#1217 The monopoly that ate our economy
Air Date: 10–9-2018
Today we take a look at the monopolistic practices of Amazon with a focus on their effects on labor and wages in America
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#1213 Ten Years On (The Financial Crisis and Disastrous Recovery)
Air Date: 9–25-2018
Today we take a look at where we stand, now ten years on from the beginning of the Great Recession in 2008. Inequality has spiked, the banks are more profitable than ever and not a single banker went to jail for fraud. Now we must look ahead to how we can better manage the next inevitable crash.
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#1211 Corporate Monopoly and Political Power
Air Date: 9–18-2018
Today we take a look at the current state of the centuries-old fight against the monopolization of economic and political power and how these forces threaten the very concept of democracy.
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#1207 Bleeding us to death (Health Care Costs)
Air Date: 9–4-2018
Today we take a look at many of the underlying reasons that health care in America is so expensive and how those who benefit from the status quo work to keep it that way.
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#1196 Building a media that supports rather than undermines democracy
Air Date: 7–13-2018
Today we take a look at the media landscape and how it enables rather than challenges our horrific political status quo and we also hear suggested alternatives structures that could help us change the game
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