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Why many college students' ballots are getting tossed — and what could be done about it. Listen to the podcast
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Climate Change Solutions Series 8: What the closing of a Chicago power plant did and didn't meant for one community. Listen to the podcast
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Climate Change Solutions Series 7: Addressing the hidden role that climate plays in the story of migration. Listen to the podcast
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Climate Change Solutions Series 6: How better food date labels might make a real impact on the climate.  Listen to the podcast
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Climate Change Solutions Series 5: New research into the power of using solar mini-grids to farm. Listen to the podcast
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Climate Change Solutions Series 4: How upgrading stoves for people in the developing world could improve lives and fight climate Listen to the podcast
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Climate Change Solutions Series 3: Can we find a better way to raise animals as food and help the planet Listen to the podcast
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Climate Change Solutions Series 2: how to get the best bang for our buck when it comes to solar incentives. Listen to the podcast
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Climate Change Solutions Series 1: Research from Colombia, Africa and China illustrates how economics can help slow deforestation and combat Listen to the podcast
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New season of the Ways & Means podcast features a three-part series, Defending Democracy (and Us!) from Big Tech. Series Listen to the podcast
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Arc of Justice series finale. Listen in on a live conversation about reparations for African Americans with some of today's Listen to the podcast
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Arc of Justice series episode 5: Throughout the nation's history, promising signs of Black American progress have been shattered by Listen to the podcast
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Arc of Justice series episode 4: The G.I. Bill was a conveyor belt into the middle class for millions of Listen to the podcast
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Arc of Justice series episode 3: How U.S. government policies promoted racial segregation and hindered Black home ownership - and Listen to the podcast
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Arc of Justice series episode 2: A tale of two promises made by the government — one kept, one broken Listen to the podcast
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Arc of Justice series episode 1: Today, white households in Boston have a median net worth of about $247,000. The Listen to the podcast
New series the arc of justice from here to equality, smiling man and woman
The Arc of Justice brings to life the themes from the award-winning book From Here to Equality: Reparations for Black Listen to the podcast
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Special live event features Hilton Kelley.He won the prestigious Goldman Environmental Prize. Listen to the podcast
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The question of whether and how to compensate descendants of people formerly enslaved in the United States has hung over Listen to the podcast
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What makes a great leader during a deeply divided time? Explore some of the surprising strategies that made Nelson Mandela's Listen to the podcast
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A look at why local news is struggling, why that matters for democracy and what can be done about it. Listen to the podcast
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How did the gun control movement become a force in American politics -- after being overshadowed for so long by Listen to the podcast
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In this episode: why so few young people in the U.S. vote and what can be done about it. Listen to the podcast
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In this episode: research into how government-funded afterschool programs for poor families are empowering politically motivated parents. Listen to the podcast
Ways & Means podcast Election 2020 new season. bonus episodes: coversations with Polis Research director Deondra Rose
Season 5 of Ways & Means is dedicated to issues in U.S. politics, civic life and hot topics in the Listen to the podcast
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New research into how to best help children control themselves in the classroom. Listen to the podcast
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Go inside an innovative, free public program that helps new moms and dads adjust to life with a newborn. Listen to the podcast
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Who will take the hardest hit financially as the world heats up, and can anything be done about it? Listen to the podcast
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come along on a trek into the Himalayas to investigate why a promising way to deliver electricity to those who Listen to the podcast
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Using behavioral economics to nudge commuters into leaving their cars behind. Listen to the podcast