On this week’s episode, in what some critics are calling “greenwashing”, a prominent University of Louisiana Lafayette agreed to help spread fossil fuel industry talking points on social media and in op-ed pieces for newspapers. The unusual arrangement is part of larger, national pattern according to a congressional report. 

The number of low-income students who drop out of high school is nearly four times higher than those of higher-income households. Administrators at Rooted School thought those students might do better if they felt more economically stable, and piloted a guaranteed-income program, which they called The $50 Study.

Our guests this week are investigative environmental reporter Sara Sneath, Lens reporter Marta and Lens managing editor Katy Reckdahl. 

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