America Trends Podcast

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EP 856 Is Private Equity Killing Hospitals–And Other Businesses?
As a society we must ask ourselves what is the bottom- line consideration when it comes to health care? Is it the numbers on a spreadsheet, the self-aggrandizement of the institutions owners or the
EP 855 Lighthouse Parenting Shows Us the Way to Maintain Lifelong Connection with Our Children
The metaphor of a lighthousesteady, reliable and guiding without being overbearing is the framework to provide a balanced alternative to extreme parenting trends. If applied consistently it equips
EP 854 Nation’s Report Card Shows America is Failing Its Next Generation
If you read the latest edition of the National Assessment of Educational Progress, also known as The Nations Report Card, things are not going well in our nations public schools. Clearly, the lo
EP 853 Can Racism Be Scientifically Proven?
While there are many in America who believe that racism is a thing of the past and no longer an issue, those beliefs are not grounded in science with empirical proof to back them up. You might say is
EP 852 We Have Survived Presidents with Autocratic Ambitions Before
Imagine an American president who imprisoned critics, spread a culture of white supremacy, and tried to upend the rule of law so that he could commit crimes with impunity. You may think this narrati
EP 851 Will Social Security Survive Its Fiscal and Political Challenges?
Social Security and its future have been in the news recently as the DOGE guys have been looking at its innards. Yet, its not called the third rail of American politics for nothing. Over 70 million
EP 850 Black Literacy in the South a Powerful Tool for Progress and Repression
The pen is mightier than the sword and the ability to read opens up an entirely new world to someone who lacked that ability before. Thats why the issue of Black literacy in the South has such an im
EP 849 What Has Donald Trump Done to the Biden Economy?
Years of low unemployment, record stock market gains and a slowing of the rate of inflation under President Jow Biden have given way to an economic muddle in the present under Donald Trump. Are we p
EP 848 Not Again! U.S. Veterans Exposed to Toxins Having to Fight for Just Compensation
Whether it was Agent Orange in the Vietnam era, burn pits in Iraq, contaminated water at many bases across the country or 9-11 first responders, why do we, as a nation, make it so hard for these her
EP 847 The Red Scare to This Moment in U.S. History
The Red Scare, after World War II, gave birth to the New Right in America and what we see today in the second Administration of Donald Trump. That, according to historian and New York Times editor, C