Behind the News: Ethel Rosenberg's Execution w/ Michael Meeropol
Plus: Ruth Whippman discusses the challenges of raising boys.
November 25, 2024
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November 25, 2024
Behind the News: Ethel Rosenberg's Execution w/ Michael Meeropol
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<p><a href="https://monthlyreview.org/author/michaelmeeropol/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Michael Meeropol</a>, son of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, talks about how the government executed his mother despite knowing her innocence. <a href="https://www.ruthwhippman.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Ruth Whippman</a>, author of <em>BOYMOM: Reimagining Boyhood in the Age of Impossible Masculinity</em>, discusses the challenges of raising boys.</p><br /><p>See recent documents shedding light on "Why Ethel's execution was wrongful": <a href="https://www.rfc.org/node/4836" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://www.rfc.org/node/4836</a></p><br /><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 online: <a href="https://www.leftbusinessobserver.com/radio.html" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://www.leftbusinessobserver.com/radio.html</a></p>
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