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Episode 31 with venture capitalist Christopher Schroeder
Immigrants don't owe us a thing
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Episode 30 with Leah Cowan: Should we abolish borders?
030 | Leah Cowan | Should we abolish borders?
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The border isn’t a line on the periphery of the country, says Leah Cowan, author of Border Nation. It is a fog that covers all of society and can descend upon you at any time if you’re an immigrant or racialized as “other.” It wasn’t always thus
Leah Cowan's borderless world (episode 30) / Members' letter #12
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Episode 30 with Leah Cowan
Vaccine nationalism was always going to win
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The same politicians who told us not to hoard toilet paper are stockpiling the world’s most valuable good. We're secretly glad.
029 | Tania Cernuschi | Vaccine nationalism is winning
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More than half of Covid-19 vaccines administered so far have been in high-income countries, which account for just 15% of the world population. Four out of five doses are purchased outside COVAX, the UN-backed procurement scheme that had attempted to set up fair and equal access for all countries. The
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Episode 29 with Tania Cernuschi of the World Health Organization
028 | Steve Taylor | The psychology of thinking beyond borders
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Strong attachment to group identity is born out of insecurity, explains psychologist Dr Steve Taylor. Psychologically healthy people feel connected to all humans and are able to think beyond borders. Could we lessen nationalistic stife by promoting psychological health? Show notes 00:29 Intro 03:17 Are humans naturally tribal?
