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The Disneyfication of Our Past, Present and Future
Episode 1416
Air Date 5/8/2021
Today we take a look at the culture that Disney has helped create and how they did it, using cuteness as a weapon to push ideas from racist stereotypes and segregation to the master…
Published on 4 years, 4 months ago
Accountability Not Justice, Continuing the Fight After the Chauvin Trial
Episode 1415
Air Date 5/5/2021
Today we take a look briefly at the trial of Derek Chauvin itself before moving on to various responses, a wide-angle lens on some of the forces at play in policing and the work sti…
Published on 4 years, 4 months ago
Politics is Pointillism, Stand Back to See It Clearly (Voter Suppression) (Repost)
Episode 1362
Air Date 8/22/2020
Today we take a look at the long history and motivations for voter suppression, explain why it tends to help one party over the other and why vote-by-mail is the best solution to t…
Published on 4 years, 4 months ago
Go Home and Go Big (Infrastructure Investment, Jobs and Climate Mitigation)
Episode 1414
Air Date 4/24/2021
Today we take a look at the major infrastructure investment plan proposed by the Biden administration, progressive perspectives arguing to make it better and the need to democratiz…
Published on 4 years, 4 months ago
Reflection on Insurrection (Police, White Supremacy and their Champions)
Episode 1413
Air Date 4/21/2021
Today we take a look at the insurrection and police violence through the lens of White Supremacy and the rise of the likes of Tucker Carlson who has become the leading spokesman fo…
Published on 4 years, 4 months ago
Trans People as Disposable Chess Pieces in a Despicable Political Game
Episode 1412
Air Date 4/17/2021
Today we take a look at the surge of anti-trans legislation coming from Republican-controlled state legislatures. Being concerned that suppressing voter turnout by targeting Black …
Published on 4 years, 4 months ago