Barbara Ehrenreich Explains Why the White Working Class Is Dying—Literally
The Nation Podcasts
English - December 16, 2015 16:53 - 32 minutes - 30 MB - ★★★★★ - 290 ratingsNews Society & Culture business health interview entrepreneurship politics news comedy leadership culture science Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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On this week’s podcast, Barbara Ehrenreich talks about the alarming rise in the death rate of middle-aged white working class men, who are committing suicide and dying of drug overdoses and alcoholism. Also: Rebecca Solnit explains the achievements and limitations of the Paris climate agreement, and the tasks facing the environmental movement now. And John Powers reports on Canada’s popular new prime minister, Justin Trudeau, who has already welcomed Syrian refugees—and defended the Alberta tar sands.
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