Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchHow (not) to budget
Congress narrowly avoided a government shutdown when it passed a bill funding the government for the next 45 days. And while keeping the government o…
2 years, 8 months ago
NYC’s not-so-sudden migrant surge
Earlier this month, New York City Mayor Eric Adams said the current migrant crisis would “destroy the city.” Since April 2022, more than 115,000 migr…
2 years, 8 months ago
What’s up, doc(ket)?
Summer is over, school is back, and the Supreme Court is getting ready for a new term. The term starts in early October, and the docket is stacked. H…
2 years, 9 months ago
Who protects workers from extreme heat?
No matter where you live in the US, this summer was hot. Extremely hot. Temperatures soared all over the country, breaking records almost daily. Even…
2 years, 9 months ago
Why isn’t school lunch free?
The problem of school lunch debt is not a new one. But during the early days of the Covid-19 public health emergency, Congress had a solution: univer…
2 years, 9 months ago
Trump’s RICO problem
In case you missed it, Donald Trump was indicted once again, this time for his attempts to overturn the results of the 2020 election in Georgia. But …
2 years, 9 months ago
Biden messed with Texas
In early July, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott installed a chain of buoys and barbed wire in the Rio Grande as part of his “Operation Lone Star” plan to crack…
2 years, 10 months ago
Biden wants YOU (to go to therapy)
Finding a therapist can be exhausting. Between connecting with a clinician you like and locating someone who takes your insurance, it can be a daunti…
2 years, 10 months ago
A new era for birth control
For the first time ever in America, a birth control pill will be available over the counter. In July 2023, the Food and Drug Administration approved …
2 years, 10 months ago
Who broke student loans?
Last month, the Supreme Court struck down President Biden’s student loan forgiveness program. Student loan debt these days weighs in at about $1.7 tr…
2 years, 10 months ago