#901 The wealth divide and the crumbling bridge across it (Economics)
Today we take a look at the extreme wealth inequality that’s plaguing our nation, the insufficient attempts to correct the problem as well as it’s underlying causes
Read more#897 Economics disguised as politics (Cuba and Greece)
Today we take a look at the major news stories involving a couple of small countries dealing with their much-larger neighbors
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#896 Resisting global corporate takeover (Trans-Pacific Partnership)
Today we take a look at what the TPP is all about, why it’s being negotiated in total secrecy and why we need to resist it
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#887 Making Provisions (Poverty)
Today we take a look at the state of poverty in America and some ideas of how to address it
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#879 Capitalism will not set you free (Economics)
Today we take a look at some of the underlying problems with capitalism and their repercussions
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#868 Questioning capitalism (Economics)
Today we take a look at the big picture of the paradigm we live in and the priorities we take for granted, then question them all
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#852 Trickle up, up and overseas economics (Corporations)
Today we take a look at the ways in which the game is rigged to keep executive pay high, worker pay low and corporate welfare flowing
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#843 All but the rich agree we need change (Wealth Divide)
Today we take a look at the facts and the folly of the vast and growing wealth gap in the US. The good news is that everyone agrees we should take action to fix the problem, we just need to teach everyone it's a problem first. Weird, eh?
Read more#793 Our social safety sieve (Economics)
Today we look at low-income individuals and the social programs that serve them to try to figure out once and for all if poor people are human or not and whether they should be helped or thrown to the wolves for our entertainment.
Read more#792 Don't get down with TPP (Corporate Takeover)
We dive into the murky waters of the Trans Pacific Partnership (or TPP to those cool kids in the know). For those who are fans of corporate personhood, you're gonna love corporate sovereignty! Why be a person when you could be a country?!
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