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Greg and Jim discuss a recent article in the Intercept called "The Elephant in the Zoom" and give their takeaways on the current state of activism in the United States. They also discuss the midterms, speculating on the public's reaction to inflation and revelations from January 6th attack on the US Capitol ..read more

Why do school shootings keep happening?  The R D P crew tackles the Uvalde school shooting -- looking beyond guns at the larger problems in American society.  The panel discusses alienation, anger, bullying, and a lack of purpose or meaning in American life, and how that lays the groundwork for estranged teenagers to act out their revenge fantasies.   ..read more

The R D P crew discusses the latest news from the Covid-19 pandemic, with Dr. Chris Colby, our resident scientist.  Topics include the new variants, how the vaccines might or might not work against the new variants; and how to respond to the threat of variants given that the remaining unvaccinated population is continuing to resist getting the shots.  ..read more

The panel of Greg Abbott, Jeff Grell, and Jim Crotty discuss Police Violence and Reform, the US Military's exit from Afghanistan, Cuba, and the European Soccer Championships ..read more

Greg, Jim, and Jeff discuss the ongoing conflict in Israel and Palestine and the Biden Administration's reaction to the natural gas pipeline between Germany and Russia ..read more

We open with a discussion of the resurgence of Covid-19 in India and how it affects US foreign relations; then we turn to this week’s very low-rated Oscar ceremony (ending with an agreement that streaming is no substitute for the real movie-going experience); and then finish with a discussion of the FBI’s raid Wednesday on the home and office of Rudy Giuliani.  ..read more

The R D P crew looks at yet another police shooting of a black man, which happened just 3 days ago in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota (a suburb of Minneapolis).  How does this shooting affect the ongoing trial of Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd?  Does it make sense for a trained police officer to mistake her gun for a Taser, and “accidentally” shoot a suspect?  Have we just become numb to these events?  Also, a brief update on the Chauvin trial itself; an update on the reinstatement of the officer who shot Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin, last summer; and finally ..read more

Greg, Jeff, Jim, and Jerad discuss the news of the week and give their predictions for the near-future of US governance.  ..read more

Greg and Jim spend this episode discussing the leaked decision by the Supreme Court that will likely overturn Roe v. Wade and potentially cascade into further incursions on previous rulings ..read more