Behind the News: Probation and Parole w/ Wanda Bertram
Plus: Why mainstream economics is so terrrible w/ Francisco Pérez
June 5, 2023
53 min
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June 5, 2023
Behind the News: Probation and Parole w/ Wanda Bertram
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Summary
<p>Wanda Bertram of the <a href="https://www.prisonpolicy.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Prison Policy Initiative</a> talks about some under-appreciated aspects of the carceral state: probation, parole, and civil commitment. Francisco Pérez of the <a href="https://www.economicdemocracy.us/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Center for Economic Democracy</a> on why mainstream economics is so terrible and an <a href="https://economics4emancipation.net/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">online course</a> that can help civilians break through the discipline’s mystifications.</p>
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</p><p><em>Behind the News</em>, hosted by Doug Henwood, covers the worlds of economics and politics and their complex interactions, from the local to the global. Find the archive <a href="https://www.leftbusinessobserver.com/Radio.html" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">here</a>.</p>
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