Keeping Democracy Alive with Burt Cohen

Keeping Democracy Alive with Burt Cohen


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Midterms Reveal Dangerous Regional Divides
November 20, 2018

America was not created as one nation. There were, and still are, eleven distinct nations in North America. The recent midterm elections show that we remain more and more like a set of different nations divided by geography. To gain

The Death of Democracy: The Weimar Republic. And America?
November 15, 2018

Antiglobalism. The little guy not feeling heard. City sophisticates and their culture mistrusted by country people. A pretend anti-elite which actually caters to the powerful elites. Intense hatred of the press.

Redlining: Government Policy Makes Racism and Poverty Worse
November 13, 2018

It may not be as blatant as cross-burning but redlining is racism. Federal lending rules encourage banks to discriminate against mortgages for black people moving into white neighborhoods. While it was technically made against the law with the Fair Hou...

Democracy in the US/ Peace in Afghanistan?
November 08, 2018

Success came Tuesday November 6th. It was indeed a blue wave. Now what? On the first half of the show, NH Democratic Party Chairman Raymond Buckley (who ran for national party chair) looks at what was learned, how progressives can

Why Is There the Caravan From Our Ally, Honduras?
November 06, 2018

Who is in the caravan and why don’t they stay in Central America and try to make it better? Because those who do often end up dead. Journalist Peter Tinti reports that in Honduras “Corruption is the operating system and

Decolonizing And Democratizing Philanthropy
November 01, 2018

It’s been said that “the tools that built the master’s house will never dismantle the master’s house.” Philanthropy today reaffirms the culture of colonialism: white saviors, white experts. Recipients are at-effect rather than at-cause of the well-mean...

Grading for Equity: Teaching Humans, Not Rats
October 30, 2018

America’s public education still relies on grading practices geared to the industrial revolution of the early 1900s. This antiquated system undermines effective teaching and learning and inadvertently filters students based on privileges.

The Triumph of Frat Boys//Why Trump’s Lies Are Believed
October 25, 2018

On part one, veteran sports writer Robert Lipsyte shares his valuable and unique insights into the Kavanaugh/Trump “frat boys win” dynamic. The power of the pack: it’s there on sports teams, gangs, and nationalism. And on part two, writer Teri

Beating Stress and Anxiety in the Time of Trump
October 23, 2018

You are hardly alone. Millions of Americans have been going though PESD since November 2016: Post Election Stress Disorder. It’s been a banner business time for psychotherapists. Some wake up with what they call a morning fright. Others have found

Conservative American Dream Has Been Flipped on Its Head
October 18, 2018

Ask today and everyone will tell you the American Dream is individuals becoming super rich. But the more traditional definition was one of equal opportunity and justice for all. Americans shared a belief in the social contract and a sense