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Back to SearchThe Right vs. Gender Freedom
Season 5 Episode 10
With rising inflation rates, mass resignations, poor working conditions, and expensive housing, it's clear that capitalism in the US is falling apart…
4 years, 2 months ago
Mental Health in a Profit-Driven, Isolated Society
Season 5 Episode 9
In this episode of Capitalism Hits Home, Dr. Fraad continues her discussion of mental health. She argues that we need to do away with the medical mod…
4 years, 2 months ago
The Business of Mental Health
Season 5 Episode 8
"One out of four American women take antidepressant drugs." In this episode, Dr. Fraad addresses how mental health is diagnosed and treated in the US…
4 years, 3 months ago
Why The Women's Liberation Movement Fractured
Season 5 Episode 7
During its inception, the Women's Liberation Movement was rooted in anti-capitalist and anti-racist ideals, pushing for equality for all. Today, howe…
4 years, 3 months ago
The Origins of Racism - An Untold History
Season 5 Episode 6
Our nation's racism was a deliberate policy developed in response to rebellions in the 1600s when white indentured servants, free black men and women…
4 years, 4 months ago
Sex Work - A Marxian Class Analysis
Season 5 Episode 5
**CW: RAPE, SEX TRAFFICKING**
In this episode of Capitalism Hits Home, Dr. Fraad brings a Marxian class analysis to a highly controversial topic: sex…
4 years, 4 months ago
Political Right v.s. Abortion Rights
Season 5 Episode 4
**CW: THIS EPISODE DISCUSSES ABORTION AND FORCED STERILIZATION**
Control of women's reproduction is a common weapon in the hands of the Right Wing. …
4 years, 5 months ago
How Americans Cope With Falling Living Standards
Season 5 Episode 3
Declining living standards, joblessness and pronounced inequality are leaving Americans feeling disconnected, helpless and depressed. In this episode…
4 years, 5 months ago
Capitalism and Opioids - A Deadly Combination
Season 5 Episode 2
In this episode of Capitalism Hits Home, Dr. Fraad continues an ongoing critique of the for-profit health care system in the US and examines some of …
4 years, 6 months ago
Identity Politics, Intersectionality, and Unity
Season 5 Episode 1
Welcome to Season 5 of Capitalism Hits Home! In this episode, Dr. Fraad explores identity politics by looking into the many facets of her own identit…
4 years, 6 months ago