Peter Bermudes

Wide Angle: Episode 49 – Utopia

Peter Bermudes / March 08, 2019

Merriam-Webster defines the word ‘utopia’ in two ways: first, as a place of ideal perfection, especially in laws, government and social conditions; and second, as an impractical scheme for social […]

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Peter Bermudes / August 22, 2018

Wide Angle: Episode 48 – Lumbee Indians and the Wider Native American Experience Pt. 2

Peter Bermudes / July 03, 2018

They were here before the first Europeans landed on these shores over half a millennium ago. Records suggest they typically welcomed the newcomers, even helped the Pilgrims survive that first […]

Wide Angle: Episode 47 – From the Particular to the General: The Lumbee Indians of North Carolina and the Wider Native American Experience

Peter Bermudes / June 28, 2018

They were here before the first Europeans landed on these shores over half a millennium ago. Records suggest they typically welcomed the newcomers, even helped the Pilgrims survive that first winter and gain a foothold […]

Wide Angle: Episode 46 – “The Maine Approach”: A New Model of Eldercare – Web Extra

Peter Bermudes / June 11, 2018

Current costs for institutional eldercare—at assisted living communities and nursing homes—range anywhere from $5,000-$15,000 a month. Yet 40% of elders today have no savings. While the well-heeled may enjoy a […]

Wide Angle: Episode 46 – “The Maine Approach”: A New Model of Eldercare

Peter Bermudes / June 11, 2018

Wide Angle: Episode 45 – Gross National Happiness – Web Extra

Peter Bermudes / May 21, 2018

“Happiness,” said Aristotle, “is the meaning and the purpose of life, the whole aim and end of human existence.” The notion even made the final edit in one of this […]

Wide Angle: Episode 45 – Gross National Happiness: On Measuring Things More Important Than Money

Peter Bermudes / May 21, 2018

“Happiness,” said Aristotle, “is the meaning and the purpose of life, the whole aim and end of human existence.” The notion even made the final edit in one of this […]

Wide Angle: Episode 44 – Healing Power of Farming – Web Extra

Peter Bermudes / May 15, 2018

Despite the obvious need to feed an expanding population, fifty acres of prime agricultural land is paved over and developed every hour in North America. This at the same time […]

Wide Angle: Episode 44 – Healing Power of Farming

Peter Bermudes / May 15, 2018

Despite the obvious need to feed an expanding population, fifty acres of prime agricultural land is paved over and developed every hour in North America. This at the same time […]

Wide Angle: Episode 43 – Screwnomics: How Our Economy Works Against Women and How We Might Change It

Peter Bermudes / May 07, 2018

Economics at the macro level, that is, on the national and international scenes, is waged as a competition, replete with the vocabulary of war. And for over two millennia, it […]

Wide Angle: Episode 42 – Daring Democracy Pt. 2

Peter Bermudes / April 25, 2018

Winston Churchill is quoted as having said: “Democracy is the worst form of government, except all those other forms that have been tried from time to time.” Peter’s guests disagree. […]

Wide Angle: Episode 41 – Daring Democracy Pt. 1

Peter Bermudes / April 05, 2018

Winston Churchill is quoted as having said: “Democracy is the worst form of government, except all those other forms that have been tried from time to time.” My guests today […]

Wide Angle: Episode 40 – Medical Aid in Dying: What Options Would You Want at the End of Life?

Peter Bermudes / April 03, 2018

Imagine a dear friend, a family member, yourself–living life with a terminal illness, aware that its end stages can include significant loss of function and severe pain that may not […]

Wide Angle: Episode 38 – The Privatization and Re-Segregation of Our Public Schools

Peter Bermudes / March 21, 2018

Back in 1963, as the Civil Rights Act awaited its fate, President Kennedy observed: “Simple justice requires that public funds, to which all tax-payers of all races contribute, not be […]

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