Michigan Policast for May 13, 2019

Opening audio:  Trump and kooks.  wtf?

Walt, Amy, and Christine kick off the show with a conversation on free speech on campus.  What’s protected?  Where does Title IX come in?  And why can’t these folks figure out the difference between “free speech” on, say, Facebook, and “free speech” on a public campus.  Amy has all the coverage here.

* What is Title IX?

* Title IX Frequently Asked Questions

* When Colleges Confine Free Speech to a ‘Zone,’ It Isn’t Free

* DOJ’s investigation of Northern Michigan University’s self-harm policies leads to settlement

* Northern Michigan U. Compensates 4 Who Were Threatened With Punishment for Speaking of Suicide

* Violence erupts on MSU campus as Richard Spencer speaks

* White nationalist Richard Spencer blames violent protesters for small crowd at MSU

 

 

 

Segment two covers the Democratic Presidential candidates and their approach to healthcare. Medicare for all? Does private insurance have a place in a universal single payer society?

* Where 2020 Democrats stand on Medicare-for-all

* Bernie Sanders Unveils ‘Medicare for All’ Bill

* Your ‘Medicare for All’ Questions, Answered

* They Said It – React To “Medicare For All” Push – “Would Bankrupt Us For A Very Long Time,” “You Can’t Just Pull The Rug Out,” “I’m Not There” – features commentary criticizing Medicare for all, compiled by a group dedicated to preserving/strengthening private insurers and employer-based healthcare.

* Getting to Medicare-for-All

* Democrats Have No Safe Options On Health Care

…Democrats are heading into the 2020 election cycle with a serious edge on an issue that has the potential to mobilize their base. But if the candidates pitch big, sweeping changes to the health care system without addressing voters’ concerns ...