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(2016/09/20) Building momentum, making progress (Money in Politics) (Repost)
Edition #1043 Today we look at some of the structures of money in politics and how the tide is beginning to turn Be part of the show! Leave a message at 202-999-3991 Show Notes Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the...
(2016/12/23) The War on Christmas™ Dispatch 2016
Edition #1067 Today we look back on the decade-long War on Christmas™ to understand how we got to now as well as the uphill battle we Christmas Warriors now have in the face of a Trump presidency Be part of the show! Leave a message at 202-999-3991...
(2016/12/20) The economics of the greater good (Culture)
Edition #1066 Today we look at the economics of our society through fresh eyes and make the case for a smarter way to work that taps into the things that really matter Be part of the show! Leave a message at 202-999-3991 Show Notes Ch. 1: Opening...
(2016/12/16) The fight for truth in a post-fact world (Media)
Edition #1065 Today we look at the problems with the media, so many problems, and what lessons we should learn in the wake of the election Be part of the show! Leave a message at 202-999-3991 Show Notes Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell...
(2016/12/13) Desperate times, desperate measures (Voting Rights and the Electoral College)
Edition #1064 Today we look at the systematic suppression of voting rights during the election and the hail mary attempt to avert a Trump presidency through the electoral college Be part of the show! Leave a message at 202-999-3991 Show Notes Ch....
(2016/12/09) How to debate friends and influence people
Edition #1063 Today we look at some of the underlying issues that undercuts our ability to effectively debate and explore ways to use this knowledge to improve our communication skills Be part of the show! Leave a message at 202-999-3991 Show Notes...
(2016/12/06) Defend the sacred (Dakota Access Pipeline)
Edition #1062 Today we look at some of the recent violence waged against protectors and independent journalists at Standing Rock North Dakota and the temporary victory of the permitting denial from the Army Corp of Engineers for the Dakota Access...
(2016/04/29) In praise of higher taxes (Economics) (Repost)
Edition #1010 Today we take a look at the way our current low-tax structure ends up redistributing the burden of funding society to those least able to pay for it while widening the already staggeringly-large wealth gap. Be part of the show! Leave a...
(2016/11/29) The divide at the heart of progressive politics
Edition #1061 Today we look at the argument going on about the direction and focus the progressive movement and Democratic party should take in the wake of the election. Identity politics, essential or a destructive distraction? Be part of the show!...
(2016/11/25) We should avoid these ends by avoiding these beginnings (Godwin’s Law)
Edition #1060 Today we look at the comparison between the rise of Hitler and the rise of Trump, not to say that they are the same but to try to learn from the past in order to see farther into our own future and avoid the terrible ends that are...