Are Teachers Unions To Blame For Failing Schools?
Open to Debate23 Mar 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: Are Election Lawsuits Good For Democracy?

Agree to Disagree: Are Election Lawsuits Good For Democracy?

Joe Biden delivered a victory speech. His team is planning to take power. But rather than concede, President Trump has instead turned to the courts, with election lawsuits in states like Pennsylvania,...

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#186 - Is a U.S.-China Space Race Good for Humanity?

#186 - Is a U.S.-China Space Race Good for Humanity?

China is ramping up its national space industry with huge investments in next-generation technologies that promise to transform military, economic, and political realities. Against this backdrop, we a...

7 Nov 202052min

Election Special: A Historian and Futurist Debate 2020

Election Special: A Historian and Futurist Debate 2020

In this special post-election podcast – amidst record mail-in voting, lawsuits, social unrest, and partisan polarization – we’re asking a simple question: Was the 2020 run for the White House as unpre...

5 Nov 202048min

Discourse Disruptors: A Divided Nation – One Perspective

Discourse Disruptors: A Divided Nation – One Perspective

In these final days of the race for the White House, some nations are paying especially close attention. Two men with competing visions of America’s place in the world are vying for the nation’s top j...

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 A Supreme Special Episode: Amy Coney Barrett & The State of SCOTUS

A Supreme Special Episode: Amy Coney Barrett & The State of SCOTUS

What would a Justice Amy Coney Barrett mean for American law and politics? Should Democrats try to reform the Court? Two of the nation's top constitutional minds weigh-in, with John Donvan as your int...

23 Okt 202045min

#185 - Is It Time to Redistribute the Wealth?

#185 - Is It Time to Redistribute the Wealth?

Robert Reich, Yanis Varoufakis, Lawrence Summers and Allison Schrager join us for a debate on economic inequality in the premiere episode of “That’s Debatable," our new series presented in partnership...

12 Okt 202052min

#184 - Unresolved: American Policing

#184 - Unresolved: American Policing

Historic protests calling for police reform have erupted across the nation. But just what could these reforms mean? And how should we see the criminal justice system today? Staged in our “Unresolved” ...

2 Okt 202053min

#154 - Has Globalization Undermined the American Working Class?

#154 - Has Globalization Undermined the American Working Class?

This Episode Originally Aired on August 3rd, 2018 MOTION: Globalization Has Undermined America's Working Class Globalization ushered in an era of free trade, fluid borders, and unparalleled corporate ...

4 Sep 202054min

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