
Palestinians v. Israel: Rachel Kushner; Booming Cal.: Harold Meyerson: 'Underground RR": Ella Taylor
Living in the USA · Living in the USA
May 14, 20211h 5m
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Show Notes
Rachel Kushner reports on Palestinian life inside the refugee camp that's inside Jerusalem, and on the current crisis--her new book of essays is "The Hard Crowd."
also: Harold Meyerson comments on Gavin Newsom's plan to give money to almost all Californians, and to provide massive funding for homeless housing and universal preschool.
and our critic Ella Tayor talks about “The Underground Railroad,”premiering Friday on Prime video--10 one-hour episodes of a historical drama about American slavery, and escaping from slaverypeople are saying it’s “the most ambitious take on American slavery since ‘Roots’” --that was on TV in 1977, more than 40 years ago.