What can the economy during the Black Death teach us about today's pandemic?

The good news - Wages rise, social mobility grows, and economic growth follow.

The bad news - One in every three people dies.

I guess every rose really does have its thorn.

Every wonder what Donald Duck did for a living?

Molly Michelmore from Washington and Lee University to discuss tax policy during World War 2, what it might tell us about how to fund our $2 trillion stimulus, and - yes - what Donald Duck did for a living.

The Data Monkey joins us to discuss how the world will change with the current pandemic and how Russian troll farms are keeping themselves busy in an America that's too agitated to agitate.

What constitutes a school being "good"? Small class sizes? The latest technology? Pete Bylsma, Director of Assessment & Program Evaluation for the Mukilteo School District in Washington and co-author of the report 9 Characteristics of High Performing Schools explains why the answer is "none of the above".

Kirabo Jackson, Professor of Education and Social Policy at Northwestern University, discusses how a 10% increase in education in the K-12 years translates to a lifetime increase in income.

One of the most progressive efforts towards public education reform in America took place in the South during the Reconstruction Era. Professor Hilary Green of the University of Alabama joins us to discuss.

Brazil's heavily integrated society and lack of historical segregation make addressing inequality between light and dark skinned Brazilian's difficult, and yet the data indicates they exist.

Vânia Penha-Lopes, Professor of Sociology at Bloomfield College and author of "Confronting Affirmative Action in Brazil: University Quota Students and the Quest for Racial Justice" discusses the challenges of implementing affirmative action in Brazil, and what lessons we might learn from it in the United States.