Episode 86: Unequal Protection from Pollution
As Congress and the Trump Administration roll back environmental protections, some communities are especially harmed. But Professor David Konisky explains that unequal protection is nothing new, and l...
6 Jun 201725min
Episode 85: Iran Deal or No Deal?
What do Iran's elections and Trump's international trip mean for the nuclear deal and US-Iran relations? Professor Kevan Harris discusses the history behind the latest news and paints a different pict...
30 Mai 201725min
Episode 84: Pregnancy in Prison
Quality of healthcare for women in jail varies widely, but it is the only place in the U.S. where they have a legal right to it. Professor Carolyn Sufrin outlines the policies that led to the contradi...
23 Mai 201725min
Episode 83: 21st Century Safety Net
Social security, health insurance, and unemployment insurance help Americans through life's ups and downs. Benjamin Veghte explains the benefits and challenges to these programs and offers ways they c...
16 Mai 201724min
Episode 82: Hidden Tax Benefits
Food stamps, Social Security, and Medicaid are not the only, or even the largest, social welfare programs in America. Professor Suzanne Mettler reveals how hidden benefits in the tax code promote ineq...
9 Mai 201723min
Episode 81: On Tyranny
In the 1900s, dictators rose to power across Europe as democracies fell to fascists and communists. History Professor Timothy Snyder argues that democracy today is far from invincible, and translates ...
2 Mai 201729min
Episode 80: Unequal Play to Unwanted Contact
Title IX protects against sexual assault and gender discrimination at universities. Celene Reynolds discusses the state of Title IX today, and how a law meant for employment discrimination landed at t...
25 Apr 201721min
Episode 79: Is the Death Penalty Dying?
Changing public opinion and high costs have death sentences in decline in America. Professor Frank Baumgartner explains that when they do happen, race, mental illness, and even location predict who is...
19 Apr 201728min
