Michael Lind: Populism and the New Class War
What are the causes of political populism? How and why has it manifested so strongly in America? This country is often considered a society in which class is less important, but is that really true? In this episode of Thinking Ahead, Carter speaks to Michael Lind,...
Carter’s Rants & Reflections: The Social Dilemma
Netflix’s popular documentary The Social Dilemma is causing millions of viewers to rethink the influence of big tech on our society and ourselves. But does it go too far? In this inaugural “Rants & Reflections” episode of Thinking Ahead, Carter...
Steve McIntosh: Politics, Polarization, and the Post-Progressive Project (Parts 1 & 2)
Part 1: Cultural Intelligence and the Roots of Polarization Why is America so polarized? Today everyone wants to know. Explanations abound—money in politics, gerrymandering, cronyism in Washington, the two-party system, the electoral college, the primary system, or...
Jeff Booth: Deflation, Cryptocurrency, and the Coming Reset
Deflation, inflation, debt, interest rates, QE, Federal Reserve policy—for many, words and ideas like these that come from the world of economics might as well be a foreign language. And sometimes, they seem like one. But they are important. In this episode of...
Dr. Mark Forman: Trauma, Healing, and the Monster’s Journey
Trauma. It’s a term we hear everywhere today, or so it seems. In our psychologically informed age, the idea that many of us—if not all of us—carry around some psychological and even physiological effects from troubled events in our history is commonplace. But what if...Subscribe to THINKING AHEAD Podcast
Great to see the Lincoln Memorial looking so majestic...only time I’ve been there I completely broke down. Truly a holy place.
Amen...and she was great!
This is why I still love Twitter.
Moved away from the Bay partially to get away from social costs of the anti-housing coalition...but this thread is quite the reminder.
It's cool to see the supposedly progressive supervisor, @DeanPreston, write a 1700 word screed for why it's Good Actually to protect wealthy parts of the city from the inconvenience of public housing and a public hospital.
Let's give it a read:
