Are Teachers Unions To Blame For Failing Schools?
Open to Debate23 Maalis 2010

Are Teachers Unions To Blame For Failing Schools?

In the quest to remake America's public schools, teachers unions have frequently been blasted as an obstacle to improvement. But do unions really deserve more of the blame than shrinking budgets and other problems? A group of experts takes on that question in the latest Intelligence Squared U.S. debate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Agree to Disagree COVID Series: Vaccine Passports

Agree to Disagree COVID Series: Vaccine Passports

Will you need a digital passport to prove you’ve been vaccinated the next time you try to board a flight or get into a concert? The idea is already being tested in Israel and governments around the wo...

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#191 - Should We Legalize Psychedelics?

#191 - Should We Legalize Psychedelics?

Psychedelics, in medical terms, is an inexact category of drugs that affect perceptions and cognition. Their proponents say 1960s-era associations have undermined exciting research in the field of neu...

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Agree to Disagree COVID Series: Vaccine Patents

Agree to Disagree COVID Series: Vaccine Patents

India and South Africa have petitioned the World Trade Organization to suspend intellectual property protections for Covid-19 vaccines. These nations – along with a coalition of scholars, activists, a...

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#190 - Should We Forgive Student Debt?

#190 - Should We Forgive Student Debt?

In the year since the pandemic forced us to cancel, the federal student loan debt has grown $100 billion. The stakes have risen for student borrowers, making it high time we rescheduled our debate on ...

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Agree to Disagree: The Filibuster

Agree to Disagree: The Filibuster

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Agree to Disagree: Slavery Reparations

Agree to Disagree: Slavery Reparations

Between 1525 and 1866, more than 12 million Africans were shipped to the New World as slaves. After some 200 years, slavery was abolished, and yet another century of Jim Crow, coupled with discriminat...

12 Maalis 202153min

#189 - Has the GOP Lost Its Way?

#189 - Has the GOP Lost Its Way?

What should the Republican party look like after Donald Trump? For many prominent establishment figures, including those behind The Lincoln Project, the GOP has lost its way. The only way back, they s...

26 Helmi 202153min

Agree to Disagree: Sex with Robots (Valentine's Day Special)

Agree to Disagree: Sex with Robots (Valentine's Day Special)

As robots and artificial intelligence reached new heights, the relationship between humans and machines is getting closer. The sex tech industry is worth $30 billion annually and growing, as sex with ...

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