Episode 7/29 Dying of Whiteness w/ Jonathan M. Metzl

Jonathan M. Metzl (@JonathanMetzl), director of the Center for Medicine, Health, and Society at Vanderbilt University, joins us to discuss his book, Dying of Whiteness: How the Politics of Racial Resentment Is Killing America’s Heartland.

On today’s show: Trump signing 9/11 first responders bill, says he was down in FiDi during 9/11.

Jonathan M. Metzl (@JonathanMetzl) joins us to discuss his book, Dying of Whiteness: How the Politics of Racial Resentment Is Killing America’s Heartland. Metzl, a physician, wanted to understand why members of the white working class would vote against their own material interests, so he traveled to America’s heartland. Looking at the role played by racism in pro-gun laws in Missouri, cuts to schools and social services in Kansas, and resistance to the ACA in Tennessee, Metzl examines the connection between racial resentment and policies that hurt all working class people, whites included.

On the fun half: Jake Tapper asks Bernie Sanders why he calls pharma c-suite “murderers.” Tapper asks Rashida Tlaib if BDS is anti-Semitic and why she doesn’t start a boycott of Egypt. Kamala Harris’ disingenuous m4a proposal. Reddit thread shows how Dave Rubin has shadow banned “Sam Seder” from YT chats. Bernie Sanders explains diplomatic stance towards Israel. John Ratcliffe, new DNI chief, says he trusts Barr and Horowitz to get to the bottom of Obama administration’s illegal surveillance of Trump. CNN anchor from Baltimore defends city after Trump’s comments, chokes up. Baltimore woman asks why money is going to border and migrants while Baltimore struggles; Fox and Friends try to drive a wedge between US-born and foreign-born working poor.

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