Our Government Crisis: Philip K. HowardUntitled Episode
The longest-ever federal government shutdown and the flawed Presidency of Donald Trump are symptoms of something far deeper: Dysfunction in Washington.In this episode, Philip K. Howard attacks the fai...
25 Jan 201925min
A Cure for Massive Violence: Rachel Kleinfeld
The terrible bloodshed in Syria, Yemen, and other countries at war capture global headlines. But the vast majority of killings in countries around the world are neither the result of warfare nor terro...
17 Jan 201932min
The Fight to End Gerrymandering: Katie Fahey
With a simple Facebook post saying that she wanted to end partisan gerrymandering, Katie Fahey sparked the beginnings of an extraordinary grassroots campaign. Katie is in her late 20's. With neither c...
10 Jan 201926min
8 For ‘18. The Year’s Big Lessons
In a year of crazy politics, disdain for the views of experts, and deep partisan divisions, we look beyond anger and fear stoked by cable TV, talk radio and social media to learn eight deeper lessons ...
28 Dec 201824min
The Power of Reading: Professor Joesph Luzzi
America is facing a reading crisis. According to a government survey the number of adults who read for pleasure has fallen by more than 30% in less than 15 years. Another recent study found that Ameri...
21 Dec 201823min
China: The Challenge & Threat: Elizabeth Economy
The high stakes show-down between the U.S. and China on tariffs, trade and cyber security threatens to disrupt the global economy. Growing tensions were temporarily put on pause during a recent meetin...
13 Dec 201826min
Our Many Perception Gaps: Sam Laine Perfas
What you think is true doesn't necessarily line up with reality. From the heated debate over gun violence deaths to our views about violent crime and global poverty, many of us have serious perception...
7 Dec 201828min
Has The Opioid Crisis Peaked? Sam Quinones
The opioid and heroin epidemic has caused massive destruction suffering and pain. After rising for many decades, America’s life expectancy rate has dropped for the past two years in a row. Nearly 50 t...
28 Nov 201822min
