#1028 Varied thoughts on staying vs going (Brexit)
Air Date: 07-12-2016
Today we take a look at the results of the referendum in Great Britain to exit the European Union
Read more#1019 We need a system for everyone (Economics of Racism and Sexism)
Air Date: 06-07-2016
Today we take a look at the ways in which racism and sexism are inextricably linked to matters of economic justice for all, even those who benefit in many ways from those systems of inequality
Read more#1015 Escaping consumerism (Culture)
Air Date: 05-20-2016
Today we take a look at how to escape the hedonic treadmill of consumption in pursuit of happiness and moving toward a future of shared prosperity
Read more#1013 Nothing free about corporate trade agreements (TPP and TTIP)
Air Date: 05-10-2016
Today we take a look at the dangerous effects of trade agreements like the TPP and TTIP and some ways to fight against them before they’re passed
Read more#1012 May Day and Mothers Day (Feminism and Labor)
Air Date: 05-06-2016
Today we take a look at the origins and sustaining legacies of May Day (International Workers Day) and Mothers Day, another holiday originally begun as a call to recognize the struggles of labor
Read more#1011 Deception vs. Disobedience (Climate Crisis)
Air Date: 05-03-2016
Today we take a look at the struggle between those intent on selling doubt about climate science in order to stretch fossil fuel profits as far as they’ll go and those standing up to them in the most direct way possible
Read more#1010 In praise of higher taxes (Economics)
Air Date: 04-29-2016
Today we take a look at the way our current low-tax structure ends up redistributing the burden of funding society to those least able to pay for it while widening the already staggeringly-large wealth gap.
Read more#1008 Democracy Sprung (Money in Politics)
Air Date: 04-22-2016
Today we take a look at the continued fight against the corrupting effects of money in politics including this month’s record-breaking civil disobedience protests at the Capitol Building in Washington, DC
Read more#1007 No place like home (History of Gentrification)
Air Date: 04-19-2016
Today we take a look at how racism and economics combine to form a self-reinforcing legacy of unfair housing policies and practices that benefit the wealthy and disadvantage the poor
Read more#1003 The battle to reorganize the economy (Sharing Economy vs. Coops)
Air Date: 04-01-2016
Today we take a look at the raging battle for the soul of the new economy. The age of working at the factory for decades before retiring with a pension and gold watch is well behind us but what’s coming next? A world where everyone is completely on their own, scraping together work one gig at a time? Or an economy of worker-owners who are compensated fully for their labor and have a voice in the direction of their companies?
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