America Unchained

By America Unchained

What's America Unchained about?

America faces the greatest challenges our nation has ever confronted. Extreme wealth inequality, a crippling health and economic crisis, a looming climate catastrophe, and untended wounds from our past keep our democracy in shackles. Listen in with your hosts Richard Dien Winfield and Chris Tidwell in the pursuit of an America Unchained.

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America Unchained episodes:

02.02.2021
24: Facing the Economic Perils of Climate Change - A Discussion with Steven Rothstein of Ceres
Steven Rothstein of Ceres Organization joins us to discuss organizing the public and private sectors around sustainability.
01.19.2021
23: Philosophy, Politics, and Freedom: A Conversation with RDW and Former Graduate Students
A roundtable conversation between Richard Dien Winfield and some of his former and present graduate students about the relation of philosophy and politics and the role of the philosopher in public life.
01.12.2021
22: The Coup and Georgia Going Blue
We cover the historic senate seat flip in Georgia and the shocking attack on Capitol Hill
11.11.2020
21: The Crash of the Blue Wave
We address why the predicted Blue Wave failed to occur and what Democrats must do to resolve our nation's crises.
10.27.2020
20: Fight for the Now: Richard Bensigner and RDW on the Future of the Labor Movement
A discussion between labor organizer Richard Bensinger and RDW on the state of the labor movement and how it relates to the Social Bill of Rights
10.13.2020
19: Winfield & Tharoor on Globalization and Unemployment
A conversation with Richard Dein Winfield and Sashi Tharoor regarding the international ripples of the pandemic and how to address it through economic and social rights.
10.07.2020
18: Winfield & Tcherneva on Guaranteed Jobs
We are joined by Pavlina R. Tcherneva, author of "The Case for a Job Guarantee", in a live stream to discuss why we need a Federal Job Guarantee and how it can be implemented.
09.29.2020
17: A Discussion With Noam Chomsky on the Future of American Democracy
Noam Chomsky joins Richard Dien Winfield to discuss the future of American democracy.
09.22.2020
16: Capitalism With A Human Face
We discuss the misleading way in which the terms "capitalism", "socialism", and "communism" figure in recent political discourse and what the proper relation should be between public and private sectors to remake capitalism with a human face and secure our...
09.16.2020
15: The Wages of Freedom: How We Fund Our Social Rights
A bold platform for removing all obstacles to equal opportunity requires a bold funding solution and it is easier to achieve than one might think. We discuss the actual costs of fulfilling our social rights and how they can...
09.08.2020
14: On Reparations
We discuss the meaning and history of reparations, how reparations for Black Americans are warranted, and what they could achieve in connection with enforcement of the social rights agenda.
08.25.2020
13: Legal Care For All: From Tollbooth “Justice” to Equality Before the Law
This episode examines how the justice system in America sustains and deepens social inequity and how the law can instead uphold all our rights if we introduce legal care for all, abolish cash bail, ban plea bargaining, end the proliferation...
08.18.2020
12: From Armageddon to Abolition: Exploring the Road to Nuclear Disarmament
Pairing with last weeks episode as a two episode saga discussing security challenges, the topic this week is nuclear proliferation and disarmament.
08.11.2020
11: International Remedies to Our Pandemic and Climate Crises
The looming threat of climate change and the current pandemic are examined so as to point the way to the international remedies that must be undertaken.
08.04.2020
10: Making Voting Rights Count: How We Fix Our Electoral System
Manipulation of voter eligibility, voter suppression, and now the COVID-19 emergency have stacked on one another to put the basic act of democracy in jeopardy. We discuss the past and present of the shackles on our voting system.
07.28.2020
9: Labor Unchained: How We Forge Justice at Work
We examine the role of the employee-employer relation in a free society, how US labor policy has unfairly disempowered employees, and what changes should be made.
07.21.2020
8: From Open Borders to Walled-In Lockdown: What Our Immigration Policy Has Been and What It Should Be
To what extent can we call ourselves a nation of immigrants? This episode tracks through the history and the present problems of immigration in America.
07.14.2020
7: Back to School: COVID-19 and Ensuring the Right to Education
We discuss the nature of the right to education and explore how America can implement a safe learning environment under COVID-19.
07.07.2020
6: Guaranteeing Housing in the Time of Pandemic
With an avalanche of evictions and foreclosures racing towards us, we examine how we are failing to fulfill our fundamental right to decent housing and what we can do to solve our housing crisis.
06.30.2020
5: Fulfilling the Right to Health Care: From Obamacare to Medicare For All
This episode tracks the history of healthcare as a human right, the American healthcare quagmire, and where we go from here.
06.23.2020
4: Overcoming Gender Disadvantage: How We End Systemic Sexism
This episode examines why gender disadvantage remains entrenched despite the triumphs of the women’s movement and explores the transformative measures needed to achieve true gender equal opportunity.
06.16.2020
3: Making Black Lives Matter: How We End Police Killings and Systemic Racism
We discuss the recent protests surrounding police brutality and how we can change the legal system to make black lives matter.
06.09.2020
2: The Real Right to Work: Federal Job Guarantee or Universal Basic Income
We discuss the merits and differences of a federal jobs guarantee and universal basic income, particularly in respect to resolving our racial justice, pandemic, and economic crises.
06.02.2020
1: The Contemporary Crisis: COVID-19, Race, and Social Rights
Our inaugural podcast is meant to set up the history of the campaign for social rights and exemplify its resonance with today's crisis.

What's America Unchained about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

America Unchained episodes:

24: Facing the Economic Perils of Climate Change - A Discussion with Steven Rothstein of Ceres

23: Philosophy, Politics, and Freedom: A Conversation with RDW and Former Graduate Students

22: The Coup and Georgia Going Blue

21: The Crash of the Blue Wave

20: Fight for the Now: Richard Bensigner and RDW on the Future of the Labor Movement

19: Winfield & Tharoor on Globalization and Unemployment

18: Winfield & Tcherneva on Guaranteed Jobs

17: A Discussion With Noam Chomsky on the Future of American Democracy

16: Capitalism With A Human Face

15: The Wages of Freedom: How We Fund Our Social Rights

14: On Reparations

13: Legal Care For All: From Tollbooth “Justice” to Equality Before the Law

12: From Armageddon to Abolition: Exploring the Road to Nuclear Disarmament

11: International Remedies to Our Pandemic and Climate Crises

10: Making Voting Rights Count: How We Fix Our Electoral System

9: Labor Unchained: How We Forge Justice at Work

8: From Open Borders to Walled-In Lockdown: What Our Immigration Policy Has Been and What It Should Be

7: Back to School: COVID-19 and Ensuring the Right to Education

6: Guaranteeing Housing in the Time of Pandemic

5: Fulfilling the Right to Health Care: From Obamacare to Medicare For All

4: Overcoming Gender Disadvantage: How We End Systemic Sexism

3: Making Black Lives Matter: How We End Police Killings and Systemic Racism

2: The Real Right to Work: Federal Job Guarantee or Universal Basic Income

1: The Contemporary Crisis: COVID-19, Race, and Social Rights