#963 The corporate takeover under our noses (Trans-Pacific Partnership)
Air date: 10-27-15
Today we take a look at the proposed TPP trade deal from a whole variety of different angels. Since the agreement was negotiated entirely in secret primarily between corporate interests it’s not surprising to find that the deal looks pretty bad for everyday people no matter what angle you’re looking from
Read more#957 Citizens demanding equal power (Money in politics)
Air date: 10-2-15
Today we take a look at the single biggest problem plaguing our political system and the two strongest campaigns fighting to solve it, Lessig2016.us and Wolf-Pac.com
Read more#955 In search of the good life (Culture)
Air date: 9-22-15
Today we take a look at the inherent contradictions in the standard way of pursuing happiness in western culture and examine some alternatives
Read more#948 The shift in culture we need (Climate)
Air Date: 8-21-15
Today we take a look at a variety of aspects of a new culture we should all be aspiring to where health, happiness and environmental sustainability are all in line with each other
Read more#941 Taking food out of the mouths of babes (Poverty)
Air Date: 07-29-2015
Today we take a look at food insecurity for both adults and children as well as one possible solution in the form of a universal basic income.
Read more#937 Making progress on our biggest problem (Money in Politics)
Today we take a look at the corrupting effects of money in politics as well as several signs of progress in the fight for a new, functional system
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#922 A crisis of culture (Capitalism)
Today we take a hard look at modern-day civilization and culture and ponder what we could do to make things better
Read more#918 War is a racket (Foreign Policy)
Today we take a look at the underlying causes of war, just one more reason everyone should be questioning the benefits of capitalism
Read more#914 Looking for something better (Capitalism)
Today we examine why capitalism is so firmly ingrained and held up in our culture as being synonymous with freedom, meritocracy and fairness despite all of the evidence to the contrary
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