#1318 Why We Cannot Have Nice Things (How Racism Hurts Everyone, Including White People)
Air Date: 11–12-2019
Today we take a look at some of the ways that conservative policies, willed into existence almost exclusively by white people, measurably hurt people and shorten life expectancies, including those who most fervently support the self-destructive policies.
Read more#1317 Taking to the Streets in Chile and Around the World to Protest Neoliberalism
Air Date: 11–5-2019
Today we take a look at the many protests ongoing around the world with a very strong through-line of demands to reverse austerity, lessen inequality, and improve public services, all hallmarks of neoliberal economic policies
Read more#1316 Winning the messaging war for a just, moral health care system
Air Date: 11–1-2019
Today we take a look at how the debate over our health care system has been framed and how we should frame it.
Read more#1311 Our Culture and Our Economy are Making Us Depressed
Air Date: 10–15-2019
Today we take a look at the literally depressing truth about our economy, our work and the culture that surrounds it. We work too hard to be perfect, we don't get enough time off, many of us don't have enough control over the work we do and too many know their jobs are completely worthless.
Read more#1306 Kochland: How We All Became Residents of a Libertarian Fever Dream
Air Date: 9–17-2019
Today we take a look at the lives and legacies of the Koch Brothers. Or, put more pointedly, we look at how two decedents of a bonafide conspiracy theorist have almost single-handedly doomed us to endure runaway climate chaos while suffering from severely degraded labor standards and a broken democracy.
Read more#1305 How to Build an Empire (A History of American Expansion)
Air Date: 9–13-2019
Today we take a look at the history and the process of the building of an American empire that currently spans the globe but allows as few people of color to vote as possible.
Read more#1304 The Coming Recession and How Progressives Can Prepare For It
Air Date: 9–10-2019
Today we take a look at the economic indicators portending a recession, the global impacts of Trump's trade war with China and then look ahead to what policies progressives should be ready to implement when the next inevitable recession eventually hits.
Read more#1302 Protecting the Amazon Rainforest from a Fascist
Air Date: 9–3-2019
Today we take a look at the attacks on the Amazon rainforest and its inhabitants by the fascist government of Brazil and the protests and worldwide boycotts springing up in response
Read more#1301 Building a Livable and Just World in a Time of Climate Chaos
Air Date: 8–30-2019
Today we take a look at the strategies being developed to mitigate and adapt to climate chaos while centering social justice in our planning
Read more#1296 Decolonizing the Puerto Rican Mind
Air Date: 8–12-2019
Today we take a look at the recent rebellion in Puerto Rico that unseated the governor as well as plenty of the context of what led us to this point.
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