The Unfinished Business of 1776: It Goes On.
The Constitution itself is divisive. There wasn’t much America’s Founders agreed on, but one thing they did agree on was no king...
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To Build the Anti-War Movement, We Must Learn from the Past
If you don’t think people vote on foreign policy, consider that Kamala Harris lost because of Gaza. And that Obama beat Hillary becaus...
Trump Broke the Rules Based Order. Why We Shouldn’t Bring It Back
What is the rules based order anyway? According to our guest, Bob Borosage of the Campaign for America’s Future argues it’s a lie; the truth...
Trump Broke the Rules Based Order. Why We Shouldn’t Bring it Back
What is the rules based order anyway? According to our guest, Bob Borosage of the Campaign for America’s Future argues it’s a li...
Nearly Forgotten But Not Gone: Trump’s Wall
The real purpose of Trump’s big beautiful wall is to show power. Our guest says it’s a visceral metaphor for what the MAGAs hate...
From a Benign Beginning, How the Tech World Turned Evil
It started in hippie garages with people like the Whole Earth Catalog’s Stewart Brand: the promise of more freedom for more voices. To...
Is The Trump Madness Media Dam Starting to Break?
The national media was accused of hiding Biden’s age related slippage, but they’ve been positively sheepish on what the world se...
Has the US Military Proven Itself Obsolete?
On this show Professor James K. Galbraith argues it has. The role of the military diplomatically is at least in question. Iran has clearly m...
There’s a New Left Rising In Canada
Thanks in large measure to Donald Trump, there’s space opening up on the left. Far from becoming a 51st state, the Canadian New Democr...
It’s Time to Adjust the Unprecedented Pay Gap
They make billions despite their actual performance. While their workers are forced to live on subsistence wages, if that, taxpayers are als...
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A Wealth Tax: Boost the Economy and Democracy
It’s a long term necessity, but tragically, short term policy-makers put off a solution essential to a strong economy and restoration...
The Iran War A Catastrophe for the US-Israel Alliance? That’s a Good Thing.
Did we give up on our president when 9/11 happened? Of course not, we rallied round the flag. Same thing is happening in Iran. Both Democrat...
With Smart Everything, Your Data Will be Used Against You
In a world of smart homes and cities, data is the coin of the realm. Everyone is vulnerable, nothing is too private. We consumers are uninte...
Immigration Justice: Is it Even Possible?
What we’re seeing today is a far cry from justice. Today’s policy of cruelty toward immigrants is an abject failure, yet it’s impractical to...
Trump’s “Farms First” Now Beginning to Revolt
Even Fox News is openly admitting that Donald Trump’s policies are destroying the American farm industry. The agricultural heartland has bee...
The Kids Are Alright
While the hard right has had significant success in rallying young people (mostly males), the anger at ICE and a desire for a sense of belon...
Why Did Trump Try to Kill the American Auto Industry?
Why would an American president stab Americas signature industry in the back? Our guest today, Ryan Cooper senior editor of The American Pro...
Think You Knew The Story of Vietnam? Give a Listen.
After an assassination attempt, Ngo Dinh Diem saw proof that he was God’s agent. In some ways he did try to do well for his people, bu...
Illustrated Lessons of Kids Cleverly Fighting Fascism
They were not victims of fascism, but characters who survived and eventually thrived. In this new book, The Secret Buttons, for young adults...
Laquidara On the Legacy of WBCN
From tinny AM pop to stereo underground rock, WBCN was right at the vanguard. According to our guest, the legendary Charles Laquidara, it wa...