Ep12 -- The New Abnormal

This week, we take a closer look at the normal, everyday world we live in, and realize that in some important ways it's anything but normal.  We explore how important it is to put our normal, everyday world in context, to better understand how we got here, and to figure out how we might move forward for the better.

Mentioned this week:

Mick Stevens' New Yorker cartoon

NPR: How Big Oil Misled the Public Into Believing Plastic Would Be Recycled

Brookings: Rising Inequality:  A Major Issue of Our Time

NYT: The Rich Really Do Pay Lower Taxes Than You

RAND:  Income Trends from 1975 to 2018

Bloomberg:  The Mortgage Interest Deduction Has Got to Go