2021-02-16 15:44:10
On this week's show, Prof. Wolff presents updates on the radical policies of Berlin's city gov't and its Die Linke Party; why raising minimum wage to $15/hour is too little, too late; how bans on evictions and utility shut offs fight Covid-19; and lastly, he argues for the urgent need for a changed China policy. On the second half of the show, Wolff interviews Prof. Arlie Hochschild on her 10-year study of the US political right.
About this week's guest: Arlie Hochschild is the author of nine books including, most recently, Strangers in Their Own Land: Anger and Mourning on the American Right, a New York Times best seller and finalist for the National Book Award. A documentary film is underway in which respondents are being interviewed about the events of January 6th in Washington D. C.
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