Policy War

The richest man has been rejected funding by congress for his Blue Origin company, China said they will do space travel and land on mars by themselves, and Space Force is turning the U.S. into a sci-fi nation. 

Just another regular day in the U.S. 

Also expect a short hiatus as our next episode will be posted in early August. 

Here we talk about two topics both relating to sports. 

The Olympic decision to ban political apparel including BLM apparel has brought up a lot of conversation around the connection between sports and politics. 

Recently the Supreme Court has overruled the NCAA's ability to limit the amount of educational grants athletes can recieve. We discuss if this is the right move and what does this mean for college sports in the future. 

Today we speak about the everlasting Gender Wage Gap and ways in which the Senate is trying to fix it. 

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/soccer/2019/07/10/breaking-down-pay-gap-between-uswnt-and-usmnt-players/1671361001/ - U.S. soccer pay gap article

We discuss facebook's decision to suspend Trump for 2 more years, the increasing invasiveness of Twitter's labeling policy, and how the first amendment can affect social media policy in the future. 

A Bill is moving through the House that proposes a Third Reconstruction. This bill has been advocated for by the Poor People's Campaign (led by Dr. William Barber) and we will talk about the sweeping changes the policy proposes for the country. 

Here we discuss one of the most controversial and war-ridden topics of the era. The Israeli-Palestinian conflict has been going on for decades. Today we question what the U.S. role should be after recent Israeli retaliatory attacks on Hamas that have killed many civilians. 

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-57110368 - Palestinian ceasefire concerns

On this episode we give our 'credentials' and go more in depth about our ideological growth and top issues for us in domestic and foreign policy. 

Today we talk about a topic that many are forgetting amidst the wave of protests. What actual policy changes should be implemented to reform the police, if any? 

Today we discuss plans in Senate and Congress to pack the Supreme Court with a possible 13 judges along with a discussion of further judicial branch reforms. 

Also, a new podcast image was put forth, enjoy! 

Here we discuss the informal negotiations the U.S. is trying to have with Iran to reestablish a nuclear agreement. This includes Middle East actors, state sponsored militia considerations, along with a new presidential administration views on a possible agreement.