233 episodes
Civics 101 NHPR
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How do landmark Supreme Court decisions affect our lives? What does the 2nd Amendment really say? Why does the Senate have so much power? Civics 101 is the podcast about how our democracy works…or is supposed to work, anyway.
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What do the RNC and DNC do?
The Republican and Democratic National Committees used to be "the chair and his/her briefcase." But what do they do now?
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How to file your taxes
Deductions, credits, W2s, audits. It's complicated out there, so we break it down.
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Why do we pay income taxes, again?
Paying income taxes is a civic responsibility... but it hasn't always been. Where did it start, and where is it now?
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Promises, Promises: What Biden and Trump are saying they'll do if elected
Forget the rhetoric and hysterical political ads! Host Hannah McCarthy did the research, and she runs down all of the *actual* campaign promises being made by President Joe Biden and Donald Trump as they both make a second run for the White House.
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How did Lochner v New York end up on the naughty list?
Everybody agrees it's bad, nobody agrees on why.
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How Can The Government Ban TikTok?
TikTok - an app with around 170 Million American users - is under intense scrutiny by the U.S. government, including a bill passed by the House of Representatives which issues a threat: "sell or be banned." But how and why can the government do that?