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11 episodes
since May 27, 2020
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This episode returns to the theme of income inequality.  As I have said before, our current economic system has a feedback loop that works to keep rich families rich, and poor families poor.  Wealthy families send their kids to the best schools, provide enrichment and support through tutoring, afte…

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How free and confident would you feel if you did not have access to reasonable health care?  In the US, most us don't ponder this question.  However, more than half of the world's population does not have access to essential health care according to the World Health Organization and the W…
Many believe income inequality is the result of economic systems problems. Many economists have devoted themselves to  shed light on some of the flawed incentives and loopholes built into our policies and laws.  Certainly we can try to eliminate those policies and laws that amplify income inequalit…

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For generations, Mayans been over run by european colonialists and big U.S. business enterprise.  In Guatemala, as their lands were taken, unrest erupted.   From 1960 to 1996, Civil war in Guatemala pitted the established government powers against the mostly indigenous Mayan population.&n…
 Today we are going to continue our discussion on immigration.  I speak with Milli Atkinson, the Legal Director of the San Francisco Immigrant Legal Defense Collaborative.  The collaborative is made up of 15 different non-profit organizations.  The  collaborative aims to pr…
Who is an American? Americans have a dream.  As one president said, "As a nation, we don't promise equal outcomes, but we were founded on the idea that everybody should have an equal opportunity to succeed.  No matter who you are, what you look like, where you come from, you can make it.&…
The foster care system is designed to be a temporary solution for children whose parents cannot care for them.  However, life is complicated.  Many foster youth that age out of the system find it difficult to transition into greater society as self sustaining, healthy adults.  Today,…
I remember being struck while watching the end of the movie, "Into the Wild."  The protagonist is on a solo voyage to Alaska to find himself.  As he lay dying, he scribbles “HAPPINESS IS REAL ONLY WHEN SHARED.”  Human connection is so vital.  It is necessary for mental health.&n…
We all need clean water, clean air and a place to commune with nature.  The planet is begging us not to change our climate.  The John Muir Land Trust helps us preserve open space in the Bay Area for all to access in perpetuity.  John Muir's shoes are very large to fill, but Linus Euk…
This episode continues on the theme of income inequality.  Our current system has a feedback loop that works to keep rich families rich, and poor families poor.  Wealthy families send their kids to the best schools, provide enrichment and support through tutoring, after school programs, s…
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