Rising Up 6/2/22
This week, well spend the hour examining recent mass shootings in the United States and what they mean about policing, guns, and our culture. First, University of Texas at Austin Assistant Professor Michael Sierra-Arvalo will analyze the police inaction in Uvalde and how policing is about control, not safety. Then, well turn to Michael Siegel, Visiting Professor in the Department of Public Health and Community Medicine at Tufts University about guns, the NRA, and how firearm manufacturers market guns to kids. Finally, author and Truthout contributor Henry Giroux will share his thoughts on how, if we want to end mass shootings, we need to change the deeper structure of life in the U.S.
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