19: Alexa, Are Your Warehouse Workers OK?

Boston Public Radio Podcast

English - December 11, 2019 20:57 - 2 hours - 75.6 MB - ★★★★ - 429 ratings
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Today on Boston Public Radio:

Medical ethicist Arthur Caplan discussed Amazon's internal health care clinics that may be putting warehouse workers at risk.

We opened the lines to continue the conversation with our listeners about Amazon warehouse conditions as people begin holiday shopping.

National security expert Juliette Kayyem discussed the fallout from a massive Washington Post investigation that revealed decades of U.S. government lies relating to war in Afghanistan.

Media maven Sue O'Connell discussed President Donald Trump's new line of LGBTQ merchandise.

Radcliffe professor Lizabeth Cohen discussed her new book on urban renewal, "Saving America's Cities: Ed Logue and the Struggle to Renew Urban America in the Suburban Age."

Filmmaker Cheryl McDonough discussed a new documentary, Parkland Rising, joined by student/activist Jaclyn Corin. The film follows the high school students and families as they became leaders of the national movement for gun reform following the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.