3 chapters across the catalog
Department of Peacebuilding Act, HR 808 Legislation
The hosts analyze HR 808, the Department of Peacebuilding Act of 2013. The legislation proposes a cabinet-level Secretary of Peacebuilding and cites statistics on global violence and gun deaths. A tangent occurs regarding the legality of suicide in the United States and the public nuisance costs associated with it.
Newspaper Redundancy, National Suicide Book
The hosts discuss the decline of newspapers and their reliance on AP wire stories. They reference Martin L. Gross's book "National Suicide" to describe the megalomania and greed inherent in the current political and media landscape.
The book "National Suicide" by Martin L. Gross is reviewed, which argues that the actual U.S. national deficit is closer to $23 trillion when using honest accounting. Gross, a financial analyst, claims that by 2011, the U.S. will pay nearly $1 trillion annually just in interest. The hosts suggest the country should consider filing for bankruptcy or "taking the country public."
