Kimberly and Hillary, two friends who have been around politics and government, come together from opposite sides of the aisle and discuss the positives and negatives of globalization on the American job market…and have a few laughs along the way.







Podcast segments: What are we talking about?, What needs fixing?, and Brainstorm Better Governance. Most importantly, we zing each other at the end of each episode with “epic” partisan one-liners. Vote for your favorites on our Instagram, The Civil Discourse Society, so one of us can have bragging rights.







What Are We Talking About?







The waves of globalization, the international diplomatic systems that make up world trade relations, and the cracks in all of it.







What Needs Fixing?







The overvalued US dollar, the weakening of international institutions, the theft of US intellectual property, human trafficking.







Brainstorm Better Governance







Rejecting isolationism, promote good journalism, and adding fair trade items to our personal budgets.







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Sources







Link to "A Brief History of Globalization." -World Economic Forum







Link to "Trump and Globalization" slides by Joseph Stiglitz. -Columbia U







Link to International Monetary Fund. -Investopedia







Link to World Bank. -Investopedia







Link to World Trade Organization. -Investopedia







Link to US Embassy tweeting Beijing air quality. -Wired







Link to "US confirms end to funding for UN Palestinian refugees." -The Guardian







Link to "One in Five U.S. Companies Say China Has Stolen Their Intellectual Property." -Fortune







Link to "Evaluating the US-China Cybersecurity Agreement, Part 1: The US Approach to Cyberspace." -The Diplomat







Link to "The Pros and Cons of Globalization." -Forbes







Link to Fair Trade Campaigns