Episode 32: Change They Can't Believe In
Professor Christopher Parker shows the role of racial resentment in the rise of the Tea Party and connects it to "the paranoid style" in American politics. Parker points to white fears of America's ch...
11 Maj 201628min
Episode 31: Undemocratic and Unaccountable
Professor Lawrence Jacobs reveals how America's central bank, the Federal Reserve, used the 2008 financial crisis to expand its size and authority. With little accountability, this institution has fav...
3 Maj 201627min
Episode 30: Part 2. What Made America Great, Again?
Professor Jacob Hacker shows how the war on government made America forget the root of its prosperity - a healthy mix of government and business. This was no accident, as a more politicized business c...
26 Apr 201628min
Episode 29: Part 1. What Made America Great
Professor Paul Pierson presents the forgotten history of American prosperity: how public and private sectors worked together for economic growth and social progress. This mixed economy increased life ...
19 Apr 201626min
Episode 28: Americans Like Taxes
Vanessa Williamson dispels the misconception that Americans hate taxes. In fact, most Americans support taxes and are willing to increase them for services they care about. She outlines how, despite t...
12 Apr 201623min
Episode 6 Archive: Planned Parenthood, Abortion, and Birth Control
In light of recent news about abortion and birth control, this episode revisits Professor Carole Joffe's interview. She discussed the politics of abortion, the economic importance of reproductive choi...
5 Apr 201630min
Episode 27: Regulating Inequality
Professor Arthur MacEwan explains how market regulations - from patent laws to healthcare to early childhood education - can address the roots of economic inequality. To help us improve our podcast, p...
29 Mars 201626min
Episode 26: Truth and Reconciliation
Professor Joshua Inwood describes how truth and reconciliation processes address legacies of racism, violence, and conflict and move toward community healing. To help us improve our podcast, please ta...
22 Mars 201626min
