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Back to SearchWhy We Need Utopias (w/ Kristen Ghodsee)
Episode 272
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Kristen Ghodsee is Professor of Russian and East European Studies at the University of Pennsylv…
2 years, 3 months ago
ZINNOPHOBIA - Why So Many Still Fear "A People's History of the United States" (w/ David Detmer)
Episode 271
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David Detmer is the author of the book Zinnophobia: The Battle Over History in Education, Polit…
2 years, 3 months ago
Why Do We Have Any Poverty In America When It's Such a Solvable Problem? (w/ Matt Desmond)
Episode 270
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Matthew Desmond's bestselling book Poverty, By America poses a straightforward question: Why is…
2 years, 3 months ago
Mini-Cast: Ending Period Poverty Through the "Menstrual Equity for All" Act (w/ Grace Meng)
Episode 269
"I’m pretty sure that some of my colleagues have signed on to my bill because they wanted me to stop talking about periods on the floor of the House.…
2 years, 3 months ago
There Is No Alternative to Ending Fossil Fuel Use (w/ Lorne Stockman)
Episode 268
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Lorne Stockman is the research co-director at Oil Change International, which is dedicated to e…
2 years, 3 months ago
Why "Climate Optimism" Is Irrational and What Global Climate Justice Requires (w/ Jag Bhalla)
Episode 267
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Jag Bhalla is a contributor to Current Affairs who has also written for Scientific American and…
2 years, 3 months ago
Is Being "Moderate" Actually How Democrats Win? (w/ Alex Bronzini-Vender)
Episode 266
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Alex Bronzini-Vender has contributed several articles to Current Affairs, about progressive pol…
2 years, 3 months ago
The Many Layers of Injustice in American Criminal Punishment (w/ Stephen Bright & James Kwak)
Episode 265
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Today we are joined by Stephen Bright and James Kwak to discuss their new book The Fear of Too …
2 years, 3 months ago
Can The Concept of "Philanthropy" Be Saved? (w/ Amy Schiller)
Episode 264
Philanthropy is a problem. Lots of contemporary philanthropy is either useless (Rich people funding new buildings for Harvard) or shouldn't have to h…
2 years, 4 months ago
What Would It Take To Have a Democracy? (w/ Thom Hartmann)
Episode 263
Thom Hartmann is America's #1 progressive radio host and the author of the "Hidden History" series of books. His latest, The Hidden History of Americ…
2 years, 4 months ago