Why We Need to Make University Free, and How We Can Do It

May 8, 2013

Good morning folks! On today’s show Samir Sonti joins Sam to talk about why a college education should be free and how we can do it. Read his piece here

And Felix Salomon’s piece on the tragedy of Cooper Union College here

And the Governor of Pennsylvania presents a novel reason for high unemployment in his state: everyone is high. Watch Sam’s take.

 

 

Past Episodes

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