Ashes Ashes

Episode 23 - "The Best of Times..." We frequently hear that this is the greatest time in human history, that we've never had it this good before. And actually that's absolutely true - if you're one of the wealthy few that can take advantage of the system. But for the rest of humanity, and make no mistake it's the vast majority of the earth's population, things are rough and frequently getting worse. Join us this week as we scratch the surface of this story of two worlds, of the haves and havenots. Chapters 03:33 Work Hours 05:52 Quality of Life 06:51 Poverty 09:40 $2 A Day 10:57 Well Being 13:01 Debt 18:39 The Debt and Prison Pipeline 25:24 Inequality 30:12 Health Trends 35:58 Work Kills 43:53 Modern Violence 48:14 The Needs that Drive Us 50:38 Disconnected: Modern Slavery 54:26 Life Built on Human Suffering 55:51 The Purpose 57:41 Wrap Up A full transcript is available as well as detailed links and sources (plus credits and more) on our website ashesashes.org. Find more information along with relevan