Death Panel

Subscribe on Patreon and hear the full episode here: www.patreon.com/posts/52227601 (Teaser) We discuss the viral New York Times piece "How to Rearrange Your Post-Pandemic Friendscape" and trace the intellectual history of the ideas it promotes directly back to the eugenics movement. But first, we look forward to "The God Committee," a film about Death Panels. Runtime 1:09:16, 7 June 2021 🧬

Subscribe on Patreon and hear the full episode here: www.patreon.com/posts/51930643 (Teaser) We discuss what is—and isn't—happening with Democrats' latest move on the public option, and break down what their request for more information about it suggests about the flaws in their latest approach to health policy. Runtime 1:21:38, 31 May 2021 🧬

Subscribe on Patreon and hear the full episode here: www.patreon.com/posts/51640584 (Teaser) [This teaser features an extended clip from Bea's interview with Harsha Walia] We discuss how the Israel-Gaza ceasefire leaves a great deal of other forms of violence on Palestinians unaddressed, and by listener request get further into a paper on settler colonialism and public health mentioned in our last episode. Then (35:30), Bea speaks with Harsha Walia about the historical formation of borders and her book "Border and Rule: Global Migration, Capitalism, and the Rise of Racist Nationalism." Find Harsha's book here: https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/1553-border-and-rule Runtime 1:15:17, 24 May 2021 🧬