Society & Culture
In this week's episode Kristina talks about why Democratic Party purity testing is going to get Donald Trump reelected, and why you should take a good look at Andrew Yang as a serious contender for the Democratic nomination.Andrew Yang is a lawyer, entrepreneur, and now candidate for president. His campaign is centered around his flagship policy The Freedom Dividend. In short, Andrew wants to give every American Adult $1,000 a month. No strings attached. Andrew sees America is moving in the wrong direction, and wants to correct course through many progressive policies. Unlike Biden, Biden, or Warren, Andrew is not a career politician. He tells it like it is, without trying to dumb down the message. He backs up all his strategies with facts, and his favorite thing, math. He doesn't bother with gotchya one liners, or sugarcoating reality. He knows we as Americans are tired of the disingenuous nature of career politicians. He supports mitigating climate change, health care for all, affordable higher education, criminal justice reform, and on top of all that.. wants to put an end to daylight savings time! You can donate to Andrew's campaign at www.yang2020.com/donateTime Stamps:8:50 - The Freedom Dividend - $1000 a month for every American adult12:10 - Climate Change - Carbon taxes, funding green energy in the developing world, and nuclear energy15:35 - Ending the War on Drugs - Focusing on rehabilitation, decriminalization, prosecuting big pharma16:48 - Legalization of Marijuana17:25 - Every Cop Gets a Camera - The federal government will fund all police forces body cameras18:25 - Ending Cash Bail - No one should sit in jail because they can't afford to pay their bail19:11 - Reduce Mass Incarceration - We waste 10s of billions of dollars a year housing inmates. He want's to end private prisons, and fund programs that help reintegration20:00 - Restoring Voting Rights for Felons -20:25 - Automatic Voter Registration - Make it easier for Americans to vote20:28 - Ranked Choice Voting22:00 - Democracy Dollars - Wash the dirty money from Washington, by giving Americans money to contribute to political campaigns22:45 - Congressional Term Limits - Why career politicians are bad for the system23:10 - Preventing Corruption in Government - Ending the career move from politician to lobbyest23:45 - Term Limits for Supreme Court Justices24:16 - Sunsetting Old Laws - When laws are out of date, they have to go24:55 - Universal Health Care 28:33 - Life Skills Education - How to prepare young people for adulthood29:30 - Student Loan Debt Relief31:40 - Everything Else!