the MONEY
In our tenth episode, we discuss the MONEY and RAJNEESHPURAM. Powered by RedCircle the SOURCES https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/04/does-wealth-rob-brain-compassion/618496/ https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2020/03/americans-dont-talk-about-money-taboo/607273/ https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2016/05/my-secret-shame/476415/ https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2017/10/money-measure-everything-pricing-progress/543345/ https://www.amazon.com/Money-Cult-Capitalism-Christianity-Unmaking/dp/161219558X?asin=B011G4DVJ0&revisionId=&format=2&depth=1 https://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/19/books/review/the-money-cult-by-chris-lehmann.html https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2020/01/09/trends-in-income-and-wealth-inequality/ https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/18/briefing/us-economy-cash-glut.html https://www.history.com/news/why-we-pay-taxeshttps://www.investopedia.com/articles/tax/10/history-taxes.asp https://www.investopedia.com/articles/personal-finance/082415/whats-wrong-american-tax-system.asp https://www.investopedia.com/ask/answers/13/government-spend-taxes.asp https://www.cnbc.com/2008/09/29/How-Your-Tax-Dollars-Are-Spent.html https://ballotpedia.org/Changes_in_Net_Worth_of_U.S._Senators_and_Representatives_(Personal_Gain_Index) https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/12/us/politics/donald-trump-business-interests.html
the AMERICAN GOD
In our twelfth episode, we discuss ROE v WADE and the AMERICAN GOD with ALYSE KNORR from SWEETBITTER podcast. Powered by RedCircle the SOURCES https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2019/11/15/americans-have-positive-views-about-religions-role-in-society-but-want-it-out-of-politics/ https://www.pewresearch.org/2007/12/03/religion-and-secularism-the-american-experience/ https://www.npr.org/2017/06/28/534765046/smithsonian-exhibit-explores-religious-diversitys-role-in-u-s-history https://www.bu.edu/articles/2015/american-cant-separate-religion-politics/ https://oxfordre.com/religion/view/10.1093/acrefore/9780199340378.001.0001/acrefore-9780199340378-e-97 https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/09/opinion/religious-right-america.html https://news.gallup.com/poll/157082/islamophobia-understanding-anti-muslim-sentiment-west.aspx https://www.splcenter.org/fighting-hate/extremist-files/ideology/anti-muslimhttps://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/711300 https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/11/the-new-islamophobia/547130/ https://www.dissentmagazine.org/article/islamism-and-the-left https://news.gallup.com/poll/358364/religious-americans.aspx https://thehill.com/opinion/civil-rights/571680-9-11-sparked-a-surge-in-islamophobia-for-years-the-media-fed-the-flames/ https://www.gmfus.org/news/islamophobia-and-gab-fringe-platforms-mainstream-social-media
the MILITARY INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX
In our eleventh episode, we discuss the MILITARY INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX and the BRANCH DAVIDIANS with special guest, IAN MCGLYNN from WHY WHISKEY? podcast! Powered by RedCircle the SOURCES https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/09/21/its-time-break-up-military-industrial-complex/ https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202109/1233772.shtml https://www.history.com/topics/21st-century/military-industrial-complex https://www.britannica.com/topic/military-industrial-complex https://teachingamericanhistory.org/blog/eisenhower-and-the-origins-of-the-military-industrial-complex/ https://history.duke.edu/books/delta-power-military-industrial-complex https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2017/04/04/what-does-the-federal-government-spend-your-tax-dollars-on-social-insurance-programs-mostly/ https://www.cfr.org/report/trends-us-military-spending https://charleskochinstitute.org/stories/militarization-of-police/ https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2021/5/31/what-does-patriotism-mean-to-us-military-veterans https://news.gallup.com/poll/108646/nearly-all-americans-consider-military-service-patriotic.aspx https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/23/opinion/the-complex-truth-about-american-patriotism.html https://foreignpolicy.com/2019/04/09/americans-cant-give-up-the-cult-of-war/ https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/commentators/fisk/robert-fisk-the-us-military-and-its-cult-of-cruelty-6231523.html
the AMERICAN EXCEPTIONALISM
In our final episode for the season, we discuss HEAVENS GATE and AMERICAN EXCEPTIONALISM. Powered by RedCircle the SOURCES https://www.pewresearch.org/2006/05/09/the-problem-of-american-exceptionalism/ https://foreignpolicy.com/2011/10/11/the-myth-of-american-exceptionalism/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/books/chap1/americanexceptionalism.htm https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2019/01/yes-america-can-still-lead-the-world/576427/ https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2018/07/the-left-and-the-right-have-abandoned-american-exceptionalism/564425/ https://www.heritage.org/american-founders/commentary/why-american-exceptionalism-different-other-countries-nationalisms https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/01/american-exceptionalism-is-a-dangerous-myth.html https://bppj.berkeley.edu/2020/11/12/the-dangers-of-teaching-american-exceptionalism/
the USA vs the WORLD
In our thirteenth episode, we discuss WESTBORO BAPTIST CHURCH and the USA vs the WORLD. Powered by RedCircle the SOURCES https://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/short-history/development https://www.coursehero.com/study-guides/boundless-politicalscience/the-history-of-american-foreign-policy/ https://www.ushistory.org/gov/11a.asphttps://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/12/us/politics/biden-ukraine-diplomacy.html https://www.hudson.org/research/16881-the-u-s-role-on-the-global-stage https://www.brookings.edu/research/why-international-law-serves-u-s-national-interests/ https://carnegieendowment.org/2020/03/06/united-states-current-and-future-relationship-with-united-nations-pub-81238 https://www.vox.com/the-big-idea/2017/4/19/15345686/syria-un-strike-illegal-un-humanitarian-law https://www.americamagazine.org/politics-society/2016/10/12/how-us-violates-international-law-plain-sight
