December 23, 2024

Part One: Bryce Covert talks to us about her new piece in the New Republic, “Deadbeat Democrats,” on how Bill Clinton’s policies set the stage for the GOP war on the poor.

Part Two: Dr. David Ansell is a Chicago based physician and author of the recent book, “The Death Gap: How Inequality Kills.” He joins us to discuss his recent WA/PO piece about 40 years of watching patients die of poverty, and why it is time for single payer. He describes himself as “sober, but optimistic” on the subject of single payer.