Current Affairs

572 Épisodes

1. Why Do We Have Any Poverty In America When It's Such a Solvable Problem? (w/ Matt Desmond)

   Publié: 15/03/2024
2. Mini-Cast: Ending Period Poverty Through the "Menstrual Equity for All" Act (w/ Grace Meng)

   Publié: 13/03/2024
3. There Is No Alternative to Ending Fossil Fuel Use (w/ Lorne Stockman)

   Publié: 11/03/2024
4. Why "Climate Optimism" Is Irrational and What Global Climate Justice Requires (w/ Jag Bhalla)

   Publié: 08/03/2024
5. Is Being "Moderate" Actually How Democrats Win? (w/ Alex Bronzini-Vender)

   Publié: 06/03/2024
6. The Many Layers of Injustice in American Criminal Punishment (w/ Stephen Bright & James Kwak)

   Publié: 04/03/2024
7. Can The Concept of "Philanthropy" Be Saved? (w/ Amy Schiller)

   Publié: 28/02/2024
8. What Would It Take To Have a Democracy? (w/ Thom Hartmann)

   Publié: 26/02/2024
9. How Did the Idea of Being "Self-Made" Come About? (w/ Tara Isabella Burton)

   Publié: 23/02/2024
10. Our Plan to Make It Actually Enjoyable to Read The News

    Publié: 21/02/2024
11. The Role of Drugs in American Life (w/ Benjamin Fong)

    Publié: 19/02/2024
12. The History of Arab-Jews Can Change Our Understanding of The World (w/ Avi Shlaim)

    Publié: 16/02/2024
13. A HEATED Encounter with Chris Rufo: Critical Race Theory, The Left, and American History

    Publié: 14/02/2024
14. The Dark Side of Fashion (w/ Alyssa Hardy)

    Publié: 12/02/2024
15. How To Make Schools That Children Actually Enjoy Going To (w/ Lauren Fadiman)

    Publié: 09/02/2024
16. How Rupert Murdoch Killed The Only Good Social Media Platform (w/ Michael Tedder)

    Publié: 07/02/2024
17. How Labor Can Drive a Hard Bargain (w/ Jane McAlevey and Abby Lawlor)

    Publié: 05/02/2024
18. Learning From Neglected Novels By 1900s Radicals (w/ the Rickard Sisters)

    Publié: 02/02/2024
19. Why Minimalism? (w/ Kyle Chayka)

    Publié: 31/01/2024
20. Is U.S. Democracy Just Going To Be Dysfunctional Forever? (w/ Benjamin Studebaker)

    Publié: 29/01/2024