The Dig: Racism, Class, and the Opioid Crisis
Helena Hansen, Jules Netherland, and David Herzberg on opioids and American capitalism.
Jacobin Radio · Jacobin
March 19, 20231h 43m
Show Notes
Featuring Helena Hansen, Jules Netherland, and David Herzberg on how American capitalism and its illusions of whiteness both created the opioid crisis and shaped the response to it. We are discussing their book Whiteout: How Racial Capitalism Changed the Color of Opioids in America.
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