America Unchained

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14: On Reparations Sep 08, 2020

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We discuss the meaning and history of reparations, how reparations for Black Americans are warranted, and what they could achieve in connection with enforcement of the social rights agenda.

13: Legal Care For All: From Tollbooth “Justice” to Equality Before the Law Aug 25, 2020

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This episode examines how the United States justice system allows money to determine one's legal standing and how legal care can pave the way for genuine equality before the law.

12: From Armageddon to Abolition: Exploring the Road to Nuclear Disarmament Aug 18, 2020

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Pairing with last weeks episode as a two episode saga discussing security challenges, the topic this week is nuclear proliferation and disarmament.

11: International Remedies to Our Pandemic and Climate Crises Aug 11, 2020

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We examine humanity's increasing vulnerability to pandemics and disastrous climate change and discuss the international actions that we must take to contain these intertwined crises before it is too late.

10: Making Voting Rights Count: How We Fix Our Electoral System Aug 04, 2020

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Manipulation of voter eligibility, voter suppression, and now the COVID-19 emergency have stacked on one another to put the basic act of democracy in jeopardy. We discuss the past and present of the shackles on our voting system.

9: Labor Unchained: How We Forge Justice at Work Jul 28, 2020

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We examine the role of the employee-employer relation in a free society, how US labor policy has unfairly disempowered employees, and what changes should be made.

8: From Open Borders to Walled-In Lockdown: What Our Immigration Policy Has Been and What It Should Be Jul 21, 2020

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To what extent can we call ourselves a nation of immigrants? This episode tracks through the history and the present problems of immigration in America.

7: Back to School: COVID-19 and Ensuring the Right to Education Jul 14, 2020

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We discuss the nature of the right to education and explore how America can implement a safe learning environment under COVID-19.

6: Guaranteeing Housing in the Time of Pandemic Jul 07, 2020

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With an avalanche of evictions and foreclosures racing towards us, we examine how we are failing to fulfill our fundamental right to decent housing and what we can do to solve our housing crisis.

5: Fulfilling the Right to Health Care: From Obamacare to Medicare For All Jun 30, 2020

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This episode tracks the history of healthcare as a human right, the American healthcare quagmire, and where we go from here.

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