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Multi-level-marketing, pyramid schemes, whatever you want to call it, is a predatory business practice that exploits the vulnerabilities of those who fall for the façade of a legit opportunity. Roberta Blevins was one of the primary subjects of the Amazon Prime original docuseries LulaRich where she explains her experience with LuLaRoe and the toxic and sleazy nature of MLM's.

Roberta Blevins, one of the primary subjects from the Amazon original docuseries LulaRich, talks to us about her experience being deeply involved in the pyramid scheme, LulaRoe. Blevins hosts her own podcast, Life After MLM, where she exposes the predatory and sleazy nature of multi-level-marketing.

Conservatives trivialize very important and complex issues, such as drug addiction, by saying things like "Just say no!" rather than exploring the societal root cause of an issue. Ronald Reagan did this, and it led to a myriad of issues such as dramatically increased incarceration rates. Did this conservative gold standard do much, if not hurt, the working class who continue prop him up?

The title pretty much says it all, doesn't it? We talk about who among us are basically just taking up space in society, and probably shouldn't reproduce (yet, unfortunately, reproduce the most).

Climate change is arguably the most pressing issue that we face globally. The evidence couldn't be any more explicit, yet there's hardly a sense of urgency in addressing it. We spoke with Dr. Laurie Adkin from the University of Alberta and Dr. Christopher Wright from the University of Sydney Business School who have both written on how capitalism, corporatism and consumerism are major obstacles in the way of addressing this dire issue.