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What We Leave
by Robert Jacobson
The United States spends more on defense than the next ten countries combined. What if even a fraction of that went toward clean energy, infrastructure, or debt reduction instead?"What We Leave" is a micro podcast exploring the peace economy. The idea is that we can convert defense-dependent industries and communities toward civilian, sustainable purposes.Drawing on the work of economist Seymour Melman and contemporary movements like the Peace Economy Project, each 3-5 minute episode examines one piece of this puzzle: the policy levers, the economic logic, and the human stakes.This isn't about being anti-military.It's about asking a harder question: what kind of economy do we want to leave behind?
Episodes
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Why Your Neighbor Seems Crazy
What if the people on the other side of the political divide aren't as extreme as we think they are? Research from More in Common found that Americans imagine almost twice as many of their political opponents hold extreme views than actually do. The people with the most distorted perceptions…
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Episode 5: Who's Actually Talking?
When we make decisions as a country, whose voice actually carries weight? The 2024 election cycle cost about $20 billion and most of that didn't come from ordinary people. About 80% of Americans, across party lines, say money in politics threatens our elections. The Supreme Court decisions tied...
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Episode 4: Strange Bedfellows
Something's happening in Congress that doesn't fit the usual headlines. People who disagree about almost everything are starting to agree on one thing. Robert looks at the unlikely coalitions forming around War Powers and military spending. Tim Kaine and Rand Paul in the Senate, Thomas Massie and...
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Episode 3: What Happens to the Workers?
Whenever someone brings up rethinking military spending, there's a fair question that comes up: what about the jobs? Robert takes this question seriously. He explores the work of economist Seymour Melman, who spent decades developing plans for "economic conversion" helping defense workers...
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Episode 2: What Fifty Billion Dollars Looks Like
Fifty billion dollars. It's the kind of number that shows up in headlines, gets debated for a few days, then disappears. What does it actually mean? Robert breaks down the tradeoffs we rarely talk about. Fifty billion could fund school lunches for 30 million kids for nearly three years. It could...
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Episode 1: What If We Did the Math Differently?
What if the way we spend money as a country just doesn't add up? Not as a partisan argument , but as neighbors trying to figure out what's best for our kids and grandkids. In this first episode, Robert Jacobson looks at research showing countries that shift resources away from military spending…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
The United States spends more on defense than the next ten countries combined. What if even a fraction of that went toward clean energy, infrastructure, or debt reduction instead?"What We Leave" is a micro podcast exploring the peace economy. The idea is that we can convert defense-dependent industries and communities toward civilian, sustainable purposes.Drawing on the work of economist Seymour Melman and contemporary movements like the Peace Economy Project, each 3-5 minute episode examines one piece of this puzzle: the policy levers, the economic logic, and the human stakes.This isn't about being anti-military.It's about asking a harder question: what kind of economy do we want to leave behind?
HOSTED BY
Robert Jacobson
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The United States spends more on defense than the next ten countries combined. What if even a fraction of that went toward clean energy, infrastructure, or debt reduction instead?"What We Leave" is a micro podcast exploring the peace economy. The idea is that we can convert defense-dependent...
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