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Common Ground with Jane Whitney
Is The World Getting Worse – Or Better
Season 2
Episode 210
It’s more than a meme that the world is getting worse, and yet, year by year statistics show life is improving for most people around the world. More of us live better than ever, even if few of us believe the good news. The disconnect between the spreading sunlight of progress and most people’s growing gloom is creating a toxic political environment paving the way for autocracy and plutocracy.
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Legal scholars discuss the swirling controversy enveloping SCOTUS.
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A bonus show featuring a compilation of last season’s programs.
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A panel explores how they’ve found common ground on the home front.
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A panel discusses how wealth inequality is making America poor.
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A profile of those who have overcome adversity through grit, resilience and determination.
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Discuss the science, economics and politics swirling around climate change headlines.
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A panel discusses the role of race in American politics.
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Guests will discuss the history of the women’s movement and the hurdles that remain.
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Examine how the democratization of media has become a threat to democracy
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Discuss the life and death battle between autocracy and democracy.
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Discussing the court and how it is exacerbating the country’s deep divisions.
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Examine Americans’ perception of the appropriate social role of sports.