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The strain of parenting during a pandemic

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How do you manage the emotions of being a parent during a pandemic? Bill Radke spoke to author Angela Garbes about how she's been managing. Plus, why Americans are working more than ever, and an argument to change how we view our "certain, unalienable rights".


Parenting during a pandemic

Times are changing again. Vaccines arriving, businesses opening, schools bringing back students. It's change. But it's not necessarily a stress-reliever. And we've built up a lot of stress. How are parents doing right now? Bill Radke spoke to Angela Garbes, author of 'Like a Mother'.

Why Americans are working more than ever

For centuries work hours declined, as unions rose to power. But since the 70s, that's no longer the case. Bill Rake spoke to Jamie McCallum, the author of 'Worked Over: How Round-the-Clock Work Is Killing the American Dream' about what's changed.

How rights went wrong

The Declaration of Independence speaks of "certain unalienable rights". But Jamal Greene says those are not the same rights we talk about today. Greene is a Columbia Law professor, a constitutional scholar, and the author of the new book 'How rights went wrong: Why Our Obsession with Rights Is Tearing America Apart.'

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