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Pages tagged "Socialism"


#1323 Power to the People: The Future of Public Ownership and Local Control

Posted on Podcast by Amanda Hoffman · December 07, 2019 12:00 PM

Air Date: 12–07-2019

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Today we take a look at the reaction to decades of the fetishization of privatization in the form of a reinvigorated movement for public ownership of institutions meant to serve the public such as utilities, banks, train systems and so on. But this isn't your grandfather's top-down public ownership, the new movement has bottom-up, accountable, democratic control of institutions at the very core of its mission.

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#1320 The Rise and Inevitable Fall of Neoliberalism

Posted on Podcast by Amanda Hoffman · November 20, 2019 12:00 PM

Air Date: 11–20-2019

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Today we take a look at how Neoliberalism was born, how it was maintained and why it is on the verge of collapse.

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#1316 Winning the messaging war for a just, moral health care system

Posted on Podcast by Amanda Hoffman · November 01, 2019 6:00 PM

Air Date: 11–1-2019

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Today we take a look at how the debate over our health care system has been framed and how we should frame it.

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#1311 Our Culture and Our Economy are Making Us Depressed

Posted on Podcast by Amanda Hoffman · October 15, 2019 10:00 PM

Air Date: 10–15-2019

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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.

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#1293 Debating Democratic Socialism and How to Get There

Posted on Podcast by Amanda Hoffman · July 30, 2019 8:00 PM · 2 reactions

Air Date: 7–30-2019

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Today we take a look at the ongoing debate about socialism between socialists and non-socialists alike, including discussion of tactical strategies on where to set our goals and how to get from here to there

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#1291 The Life and Death Politics of Health Care

Posted on Podcast by Amanda Hoffman · July 23, 2019 11:00 AM

Air Date: 7–23-2019

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Today we take a look at the fight for Medicare for All through the lens of the Democratic Primary elections.

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#1290 The world is rising in rebellion against climate inaction

Posted on Podcast by Amanda Hoffman · July 16, 2019 9:00 PM

Air Date: 7–16-2019

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Today we take a look at the widespread movements gaining steam around the world using disruption of business as usual as a tactic to protest insufficient governmental action on climate change

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#1280 Modern Monetary Theory: We already use it, now we need to understand it

Posted on Podcast by Amanda Hoffman · June 11, 2019 10:00 PM

Air Date: 6–11-2019

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Today we take a look at Modern Monetary Theory and the neoclassical economics it is looking to replace. It’s very important to understand the logistical and political mechanisms by which money for progressive policy priorities would be appropriated by Congress and the debate over MMT gets to the core of those issues and seeks to change the paradigm we use to think about government spending.

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#1275 So, Marxism. What is that all about?

Posted on Podcast by Amanda Hoffman · May 24, 2019 8:00 PM

Air Date: 5–24-2019

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Today we take a look at the much-maligned, rarely-understood field of economic and social study known as Marxism.

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#1270 Surveillance Capitalism is threatening democracy itself

Posted on Podcast by Amanda Hoffman · May 07, 2019 6:00 PM

Air Date: 5–7-2019

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Today we take a look at the impacts, from personal to global, of the paradigm of companies profiting off of surveillance of their users, otherwise known as surveillance capitalism.

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