November 22, 2024

Part One: Barret Holmes Pitner is a journalist who writes about politics, race, and culture. He’s also an adjunct professor at SUNY-ESF. Barret joins us to talk about felons getting their voting rights back – millions are getting their voting rights back, and many don’t know they can vote.

Part Two: Professor Janet Currie is a Canadian economist. She is a professor of economics and public affairs at Princeton. She joins us to discuss her recent piece at Voxeu, “When Social Policy Saves Lives: Analyzing Trends in Mortality Inequality in the US and France.”