S2 E22 Self-Rule for a New Day and a Little Crypto

Episode discussion topics <ul><li>We are always looking for ways to provide more value to you. In response to listener feedback, we're planning to provide bite-sized morsels (electronic timer controlled 30-minute dose) with more focus in each episode. </li> <li>Topics for upcoming episodes are highlighted, with an eye towards future solutions that prove the American experiment a democratic success in the long run, not an authoritarian state: <ul><li>Defund the Police will be up on the docket. We will explore its driving mission and the value of taking action to better serve our communities using our collective tax dollars. </li> <li>A major source of power for all citizens is the vote and having representation in government. Our authority is being challenged in, unfortunate-to-say, precedented ways. We'll have an episode regarding all the good a citizen can do in using and growing their political power. </li> <li>An economy that works for all of us including the biosphere. After all, even if we go extinct from the Earth, it'll go on. Spinning and spinning and spinning until the end of our sun or other cataclysms. Climate and the economy are inextricably linked and we need to get on with building markets and making investments in capabilities to manage this balancing act in true human style. </li> </ul> </li> <li>Finally, we survey the crypto world looking a little closer at recent developments in the ledger technology called the blockchain. It's become clearer that there is value in this space and it might quickly become the infrastructure for decentralized global finance, something more peer-to-peer-like and less middle-men-like. </li> </ul> <p style="margin:0in;font-family:Calibri;font-size:11pt;">Your hosts: Michael V. Piscitelli and Raymond Wong Jr. </p> More info <ul><li>If you're looking for a timely documentary to help get you up to speed on the general state of cryptocurrencies and blockchain capabilities, MVP recommends <a href='https://cryptopiafilm.com/'>Cryptopia</a>. It is a follow-up to