Thinking Progressive with Ron Rivers

Perspective and news Progressives can use.

This week's episode explores Trump's impending impeachment, Elizabeth Warren's good (but controversial) week, the climate crisis, and new tech you should know about.

Education is the cornerstone of any prosperous democracy. It is a fundamental aspect of every developing human’s life and sets the tone for our ability to reimagine and reconstruct our circumstances. But education as an institution in the United States is ill-prepared for the task of enlightening youth growing up in 2019. A progressive approach to education would redefine how and what we teach students today to better prepare them for the world of tomorrow.

Throughout history, labor has been a primary defining factor in human experience. But the nature of work is experiencing a fundamental shift around the globe, disrupting many in transition. In this episode, we argue for why we should embrace the future of labor today to better address the problems of tomorrow.

Perspective and news Progressives can use.

This week's episode explores Hong Kong's small victory, Wal-Mart vs. the NRA, Elizabeth Warren's Green New Deal, the UK's political courage, and new technology Progressives should be aware of.

In this episode, we explore how the current Amazon rainforest fires might be handled under a Progressive White House.

President Trump is ill-equipped to deal with a catastrophe of this magnitude, but there are still plenty of solutions to be discovered. We discuss the stakeholders, economics, and collaborative solutions that would bring us closer to ensuring the safety of the Amazon Rainforest for all of Earth's people.

Perspective and news Progressives can use. This week's episode explores the burning of the Amazon, the Democratic Primary Race, Green Energy investment, Bernie Sanders new labor plan, Illinois expunging Marijuana records, and new technology Progressives should be aware of.

In this episode, we pull apart Elizabeth Warren's plan to break apart big tech companies.  It's a bold plan to address the concentrated power structures tech monopolies are creating.  The solution seems pretty straightforward and draws historically from our past of breaking up the big robber-baron monopolies of oil, telephone, and steel.  Where the plan falls short is to take into the account the nature of these modern organizations, and how breaking up them and socializing aspects of their companies will not have the same impact today in comparison to the past.   The discussion wraps up exploring alternatives that could be used to break up corporate dominance and financialization in the United States.

In this episode, we dive deep into the recently released Green New Deal. After reviewing the plan in detail I've come away with five takeaways I believe every American should know before casting their vote.

In this episode, Ron Rivers breaks apart a seemingly innocent phrase to expose why it is, in fact, the worst advice you could ever give a newly married couple. It's an exercise in understanding context and language, two of the Progressive's most significant obstacles to genuine transformation.  

In this episode, Ron Rivers explores the language and concepts behind a free society. Freedom is often used as a political buzzword, but are the policies and practice of today making us freer?