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Edition #984

Today we look at some of the downfalls of our current economic system, a few thoughts on what to do about it and what Bernie Sanders is doing to push this conversation forward
 
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Show Notes

Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill

00:00:30 Ch. 2: Act 1: Economist Juliet Schor on Inequality & Climate Crisis - @TheNextSystem Project - Air Date: 5-5-15

Ch. 3: Song 1: Luriana Lurilee - Ben McElroy


00:03:19 Ch. 4: Act 2: Capitalism Works Best in an Authoritarian Environment... - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 02-10-15

Ch. 5: Song 2: Gone Too Far (feat. Jack Bruce) - Robin Trower


00:07:34 Ch. 6: Act 3: Michael Lewis on how the system is rigged and fundamentally broken - Open Source - Air Date: 3-24-15

Ch. 7: Song 3: Consequences - The Robert Cray Band


00:14:13 Ch. 8: Act 4: Saving Capitalism Promo with Robert Reich (@RBReich) - Goldman School - Air Date: 9-25-15

Ch. 9: Song 4: We Are the Many - Makana


00:18:29 Ch. 10: Act 5:  Robert Reich on "Saving Capitalism: For the Many, Not the Few" - @democracynow - Air Date: 09-30-15

Ch. 11: Song 5: A Few Honest Words - Ben Sollee


00:26:47 Ch. 12: Act 6: Karl Marx on Alienation - BBC Radio 4 - Air Date: 01-19-15

Ch. 13: Song 6: Workers of the World Unite! - The Last Internationale


00:29:05 Ch. 14: Act 7: Whats up with Bernie Sanders and Democratic Socialism anyway? Part 1 - Economic Update w @profwolff - Air Date 10-23-15

Ch. 15: Song 7: Going sane - Bryan Everyshed


00:39:16 Ch. 16: Act 8: Hit piece on Denmark to undercut benefits of democratic socialism - CounterSpin (@FAIRmediawatch) - Air Date 11-6-15

Ch. 17: Song 8: What I'm Looking For (Ad Version) - Brendan Benson


00:42:56 Ch. 18: Act 9: Whats up with Bernie Sanders and Democratic Socialism anyway? Part 2 - Economic Update w: @profwolff - Air Date 10-23-15


Voicemails

00:59:17 Ch. 19: The problems with the police - Colin from Cleveland, OH

01:04:17 Ch. 20: Domestic spying against decent - Emma from New York City

Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics


01:06:27 Ch. 21: Final comments dispelling misconceptions about criticisms of capitalism

Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone


Produced by Jay! Tomlinson

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