Over The Edge Luke Erickson

First, look at the conflict currently going on with Iran the U.S. Certainly more to come in the following weeks.

Links - 

https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/07/politics/qasem-soleimani-reasons-justifications/index.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Funeral_of_Qasem_Soleimani

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qasem_Soleimani

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/a-timeline-of-u-s-iran-relations

https://www.vox.com/world/2019/7/8/18693297/us-iran-war-trump-nuclear-iraq

Over The Edge dives into drug policy in the United States. We have a guest interview followed by information about both the decriminalization and legalization of drugs. We also take a look at Portugal's radical drug policy that is working.

Sources-

http://www.drugpolicy.org/issues/drug-decriminalization

https://vittana.org/16-decriminalization-of-drugs-pros-and-cons

https://marijuana.procon.org/

Book- http://chasingthescream.com/

Over The Edge first-ever solo episode! I give you guys all the information you need on health care for the upcoming election as well as broaden your world view on health care. I do apologize for my voice I was very horse after an intense basketball game. Overall though a great episode. I encourage all of you to do some more research on this topic.

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Links- 

https://www.thebalance.com/what-is-obamacare-the-aca-and-what-you-need-to-know-3306065

https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/10.1377/hlthaff.2018.05085

http://www.crfb.org/blogs/how-much-will-medicare-all-cost

https://www.healthline.com/health/what-medicare-for-all-would-look-like-in-america#10

https://www.internationalinsurance.com/health/systems/japan.php

https://about-france.com/health-care.htm

Over The Edge takes a look at the current 2020 candidates for president. You will get to hear history as well as the policies of the democratic candidates. I also interview 4  guests with a very wide range of political viewpoints. I believe this to be the most important episode this podcast will do all year so I hope you all enjoy it! 

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!

Links- 

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/us/politics/democratic-debate-lineup.html

https://www.politico.com/2020-election/candidates-views-on-the-issues/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/politics/policy-2020/

I along with two guests dive into the complicated issue of immigration in the U.S. We discuss: illegal immigration, legal immigration, border wall, visas, why immigration is important, and problems we are having. I hope you all enjoy this week's episode.

Links-


https://www.migrationpolicy.org/article/frequently-requested-statistics-immigrants-and-immigration-united-states

https://www.dhs.gov/

https://www.aclu.org/other/immigrants-and-economy

I bring on two separate guests to talk about the issue of the electoral college. Both had different opinions and I hope you all enjoy the first episode of Over The Edge.

Links- 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Electoral_College

https://www.factcheck.org/2008/02/the-reason-for-the-electoral-college/

https://www.procon.org/headline.php?headlineID=005330