This is episode 101 of the Baehr and Curadh podcast. We are going to talk about contentious issues.

What do you think about?
* Control over our own bodies in reproductive choices. * Federal funding for women's healthcare clinics. * A national healthcare system. * Responses to public health emergencies. * Governmental food or housing subsidies. * A cleaner environment and clean renewable energy sources. * Vaccines. * The teaching of race, gender, sexuality, and the "hard" history of the United States in schools. * "Controversial" books. * Government funding of public and school libraries. * National progressive movements such as Black Lives Matter. * Firearms safety legislation. * Bilingual education programs. * Free public higher education and suspension of student debt. * Marriage equality. * Non-binary conceptualizations of gender. * Pronouns. * Separation of church and state. * Religious exemptions to laws. * Christian nationalism and white supremacy. * Consumer protections. * Labor unions and collective bargaining. * A guaranteed federal minimum living wage. * Workers' rights. * Regulations on unfettered capitalism. * Authority of the federal government over the states. * Engaging in world affairs. * Authoritarian dictators. * Aid to Ukraine. * Limits on fossil fuel emissions. * Firearms regulations. * Black and brown immigrants. * Police reform and accountability. * Public safety net programs. * Reductions in prescription drug prices. * Voting rights and gerrymandering. * Trust in the electorate to make informed decisions. * Equitable and fair tax policies. * Narrowing the massive income and wealth gaps. * Supporting Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid. * Regulations on business and industry. * Prosecution of Capitol insurrectionists. * Accountability. * The notion of "woke". * The Constitution of the United States of America. * Democracy.