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Season 7
Season 7 began in November 2023 and will run through December 2024.
World Transformations Have Hit Our Homes Hard
March 2023 (Season 07 - Episode 07)
The time for colonialism and settler colonialism is over! Whether it's in South Africa, America, Europe or Israel. The world is transforming. With the rise of China and the other BRICS nations, the United States have less power. The remaining US wealth is racing towards the billionaire class leaving the rest of us behind. What can we do about it?
Positive Changes: Connections & Community Development
March 2023 (Season 07 - Episode 06)
Despite the sometimes depressing and unnerving problematic state of affairs we are seeing a growing number of people finding new connections and support systems amongst themselves, binding together and forming supporting systems to help them through these challenging times.
Definitions & Intersections of White Supremacy, Settler Colonialism, Hetero-Patriarchy & Capitalism
March 2023 (Season 07 - Episode 05)
What exactly do these terms mean- White Supremacy, Settler Colonialism, Hetero-Patriarchy and Capitalism? These are social divisions that function together. They separate us. They prevent us from uniting for a just socialist society that works for all of us.
Addiction, Suicide, and Psych Drugs - Life Is Painful In Today's USA (2 of 2)
February 2023 (Season 07 - Episode 04)
Addiction, Suicide, and Psych Drugs are all heavily marketed. Opioid medications like Oxycontin induce addiction, guns facilitate suicide, and pills numb justified anxiety and depression. Why are they now epidemics?
Addiction, Suicide, and Psych Drugs - Life Is Painful In Today's USA (1 of 2)
February 2023 (Season 07 - Episode 03)
Addiction, Suicide, and Psych Drugs are all heavily marketed. Opioid medications like Oxycontin induce addiction, guns facilitate suicide, and pills numb justified anxiety and depression. Why are they now epidemics?
What Are Some Life Supports For America's Failing Isolated Nuclear Families?
January 2023 (Season 07 - Episode 02)
We can support our failing families. We can learn from attempts abroad and from our own history.
Is the Nuclear Family An Eternal Ubiquitous Way of Organizing Personal Life?
January 2023 (Season 07 - Episode 01)
In this episode of "Capitalism Hits Home," Dr. Harriet Fraad examines the intersection of the faltering American economy and the breakdown of traditional family structures. The discussion challenges narratives placing blame on individuals, particularly critiquing the tendency to scapegoat white men for societal shifts, and emphasizes the systemic issues of corporate greed. Fraad delves into the repercussions for children, highlighting the prevalence of poverty and hunger. Drawing comparisons with France, the episode explores historical factors like anti-communism and an authoritarian family structure as barriers to collective action in the U.S. Despite these challenges, there is optimism in the growing unionization efforts across various sectors, with a vision for a unified movement driving societal change.
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