America Trends Podcast
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EP 642 Can Tech Creators Really Control the Content on Their Platforms?
Our guest, David Auerbach has coined the term that is the title of his book, Meganets. The scope of various social networks and interactive platforms has grown to such a proportion because of the so
EP 641 Does Austerity Really Make Economic Sense?
For more than a century the go to move of governments facing a financial crisis has been the implementation of austerity policies, like cutting wages, decreasing spending on social programs and public
EP 639 US and Russia Waging New Battle for the Arctic
With a hot war raging in Ukraine, it is easy to lose sight of a zone of growing tension in the cold ice terrain of the Arctic. American military planners have taken notice of the growing Russian milit
EP 638 Data Trafficking is the New Superpower Battleground
Tik Tok. Huawei. Tencent. Giant Chinese companies have become controversial players in the United States as we try to determine their motives and whether they are just another arm of the Chinese gover
BARRY SUSSMAN Unsung Hero of History
https://vimeo.com/804059020/0a93cadc22 Check out this link to Larrys song about Barry Sussman the unsung hero of Watergate Give it a listen
EP 637 Should You Buy Cryptocurrency?
Cryptocurrency has been in the news recently and not in a good way. The chicanery of Sam Bankman-Fried and the FTX Exchange now stands in league with other great financial swindles, like Bernie Madoff
EP 636 An ‘Imperial Supreme Court’ Asserts Its Power
The conventional criticism of the current make up of the U.S. Supreme Court is that it is populated by a majority of rabid right wing partisans, overturning precedents in order to achieve political ob
EP 635 Why Do We Have a Teacher Shortage in America? There Are Many Reasons
The American public education system, K-12, is plagued with problems at this moment. On the heels of a pandemic that turned teaching from one of the most impactful, personal professions into one in w
EP 634 Architect Whose Firm Designed New Sandy Hook Elementary School Describes Changes
While the communitys shock over what happened in 2012 at Sandy Hook Elementary School can never be erased, the new school built nearby is meant to refocus thoughts to the future and designed to make
EP 633 The Federal Debt: A Problem With No Easy Answers
Some Congressional leaders say that all we have to do to get control of our raging national debt is to cut out waste, fraud and abuse. Scour the voluminous federal budget and you will not find line it