Ep 23 – The Best of Times...

Episode 23 - "The Best of Times..." We frequently hear that this is the greatest time in human history, that we've never had it this good before. And actually that's absolutely true - if you're one of the wealthy few that can take advantage of the system. But for the rest of humanity, and make no mistake it's the vast majority of the earth's population, things are rough and frequently getting worse. Join us this week as we scratch the surface of this story of two worlds, of the haves and havenots. Chapters 03:33 Work Hours 05:52 Quality of Life 06:51 Poverty 09:40 $2 A Day 10:57 Well Being 13:01 Debt 18:39 The Debt and Prison Pipeline 25:24 Inequality 30:12 Health Trends 35:58 Work Kills 43:53 Modern Violence 48:14 The Needs that Drive Us 50:38 Disconnected: Modern Slavery 54:26 Life Built on Human Suffering 55:51 The Purpose 57:41 Wrap Up A full transcript is available as well as detailed links and sources (plus credits and more) on our website ashesashes.org. Find more information along with relevant news and links on your favorite social network @ashesashescast. CC BY-SA 4.0

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Ashes Ashes is a podcast about the end of the world. Each week we explore a new systemic or apocalyptic issue that society is facing now or will have to deal with in the coming decades. Through this we hope to draw the listener to the conclusion that our overarching economic and political systems are inherently flawed. Once that fact is accepted, it's that much easier to do something about it. Find episodes, full transcripts, links, and more at https://ashesashes.org.