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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
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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
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Explore new research into how to overcome partisanship when it comes to belief about climate change. Listen to the podcast