#986 The trouble with extreme wealth inequality (Economics)
Air date: 1-29-16
Today we look at the case against extreme wealth inequality and not just from an economic justice perspective. Extreme wealth inequality leads to more social ills and destabilization than you probably ever guessed
Read more#985 A conservative policy showcase (Flint’s poisoned water)
Air date: 1-26-16
Today we look at the series of events and conservative policies that lead, predictably, to the public health crisis currently playing out in Flint, MI due to their contaminated water supply
Read more#984 To save or destroy capitalism (Economics)
Air date: 1-19-16
Today we look at some of the downfalls of our current economic system, a few thoughts on what to do about it and what Bernie Sanders is doing to push this conversation forward
Read more#978 The future of work (Culture)
Air date: 12-21-15
Today we look at the shifting trends of how and why people work and what may happen when the robots take everyone’s jobs
Read more#977 Legal corruption and how to fix it (Money in Politics)
Air Date: 12-18-15
Today we look at the fundamental barrier to democracy in the US and the veritable swarm movements springing up to tear it down
Read more#974 The Trans Pacific Partnership revealed (Corporate Takeover)
Air date: 12-8-15
Today we look at a variety of ways corporations are working hard to screw over people and the planet in search of profits with a particular focus on the recently-released full text of the Trans-Pacific Partnership
Read more#973 Killing the middle class (Labor Rights)
Air date: 12-4-15
Today we look at the troubling trends facing today’s low wage workers and those in the middle class who may eventually find themselves to be low wage workers
Read more#970 The power of solidarity (Racial Justice)
Air Date: 11-20-15
Today we look at the University of Missouri protests that ousted the university president and look back at the anniversary of the Tamir Rice police killing
Read more#964 History of the Christian Right (Religion)
Air date: 10-30-15
Today we take a look at the history of how Christianity was, in large part, coopted by the Republican party on behalf of business interests and how anyone started getting the idea that we were founded as a religious, much less Christian, nation
Read more#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
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