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(2016/02/16) The food market (Food-Industrial Complex) (Repost)
Edition #991 Today we take a look at the influence of the food giants on what goes into our food supply, who’s allowed to inspect and regulate it, what our kids are taught about what’s healthy, the policies of international trade that lowers food...
(2016/02/26) Who gets a seat at the table (Culture) (Repost)
Edition #994 Today we take a look at the narratives and stories that fill and influence our lives, whose stories get told and why and how that effects the way we see the world Be part of the show! Leave a message at 202-999-3991 Show Notes Ch....
(2016/09/06) The other pro-choice movement (Death with Dignity)
Edition #1041 Today we take a look at matters of life, death and the right to choose when to move from one to the other Be part of the show! Leave a message at 202-999-3991 Show Notes Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement...
(2016/09/02) Home sweet home (Housing and Homelessness)
Edition #1040 Today we take a look at a couple of solutions to homelessness as well as some of the forces at play that effect how and where people live across the country Be part of the show! Leave a message at 202-999-3991 Show Notes Ch....
(2016/08/30) What worker coops can do for us (Capitalism)
Edition #1039 Today we look in detail at the overdue concept of worker owned and operated enterprises and what they can do to help improve the lives of people who work for a living Be part of the show! Leave a message at 202-999-3991 Show Notes Ch....
(2016/08/26) Stopping toxic trade deals (Trans Pacific Partnership)
Edition #1038 Today we take a look at a couple of the international trade deals currently in the works, why they’re bad and how to stop them Be part of the show! Leave a message at 202-999-3991 Show Notes Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond...
(2016/04/12) How we got to here (Modern History of the Conservative Movement) (Repost)
Edition #1006 Today we take a look at the last several decades of the conservative movement and the Republican Party, where they came from and how we got to where we are Be part of the show! Leave a message at 202-999-3991 Show Notes Ch....
(2016/08/19) Something revolutionary this way comes (Progressives)
Edition #1037 Today we take a look at the future of progressivism and how the Bernie Sanders campaign has changed politics for a generation Be part of the show! Leave a message at 202-999-3991 Show Notes Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell...
(2016/08/16) The pursuit of happiness (Culture)
Edition #1036 Today we take a look at happiness and how to increase it personally and politically 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 Hill Ch. 2: Act...
(2016/08/12) The case for raising the minimum wage (Labor)
Edition #1035 Today we take a look at some of the ways that low wages hurts everyone and why the arguments for keeping them low just don’t hold water Be part of the show! Leave a message at 202-999-3991 Show Notes Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A...
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