Barker's Beats Brett Shore
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- Overheid
My bark's worse than my bite.
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Episode 5: Mo' Money Mo' Problems
Dolla dolla bill ya'll all about that drill ya'll
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Episode 4 = Privatised Prisons: Protec or Attac?
Private prisons, are they good? Should we keep them? Should we get rid of them? All this and less on Barker's Beats!
AbolishPrivatePrisons (APP) = https://www.abolishprivateprisons.org/
Sources:
- https://www.wola.org/analysis/private-prisons-questionable-model-across-americas/
- https://www.opensecrets.org/news/2021/02/biden-phases-out-private-prisons/
- https://www.americanprogress.org/article/private-prisons-profiting-trump-administration/
- https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2016/06/history-of-americas-private-prison-industry-timeline/
- https://news.unm.edu/news/immigration-policies-and-how-private-prisons-are-shaping-them -
Episode 3: Matar La Revolución!
Today we discuss revolution in the modern day.
Sources:
Pew Articles:
- https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2019/06/25/stark-partisan-divisions-in-americans-views-of-socialism-capitalism/&sa=D&source=editors&ust=1632233002180000&usg=AOvVaw3tN0tGFAsmqlEewK5G5GTC
- https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2020/09/16/support-for-black-lives-matter-has-decreased-since-june-but-remains-strong-among-black-americans/&sa=D&source=editors&ust=1632233002179000&usg=AOvVaw2LUdSlbIj7OASL0wm6lVCQ
The Hill:
- https://www.google.com/url?q=https://thehill.com/hilltv/what-americas-thinking/506061-poll-63-of-voters-believe-america-needs-to-change&sa=D&source=editors&ust=1632236171468000&usg=AOvVaw1DwL7e0PfFwestK81teNAS
The Conversation:
- https://www.google.com/url?q=https://theconversation.com/is-the-united-states-on-the-brink-of-a-revolution-123244&sa=D&source=editors&ust=1632236363773000&usg=AOvVaw2V6JhbPQCu0JKvXqQdDKBR -
Episode 2: We Have the POWER!
Today we explore citizenship, active citizenship, and what it means to be a citizen.
Forbes: https://www.forbes.com/sites/andyjsemotiuk/2020/11/29/how-to-become-a-us-citizen/?sh=5945b15e7d8b
Joker Is Afraid of the IRS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G56VgsLfKY4
US News: https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2018-10-12/2-of-3-americans-wouldnt-pass-us-citizenship-test -
Episode 1: What is Civics?
What is civics? Is it important? Should everyone take a civics class? Is it valuable knowledge for overthrowing an oppressive government? All this and less on this episode of Barker's Beats!
Civics Definition: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/civics
"We Live In A society": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Im_MEOxC7Y