Behind the News: The Psychology of the Epstein Gang w/ Tessa West
Plus: Nick Srnicek on AI and Wanda Bertram on mass incarceration.
March 2, 2026
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Behind the News: The Psychology of the Epstein Gang w/ Tessa West
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<p>Tessa West, professor of psychology at NYU, examines the social dynamics that kept the Epstein gang together. Nick Srnicek, author of <a href="https://www.politybooks.com/bookdetail?book_slug=silicon-empires-the-fight-for-the-future-of-ai--9781509550487" rel="nofollow"><em>Silicon Empires</em></a>, discusses AI. And Wanda Bertram breaks down the costs of mass incarceration following a new report from the Prison Policy Initiative: <a href="https://www.prisonpolicy.org/reports/money2026.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.prisonpolicy.org/reports/money2026.html</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.leftbusinessobserver.com/radio.html" rel="nofollow"><em>Behind the News</em></a>, hosted by Doug Henwood, covers the worlds of economics and politics and their complex interactions, from the local to the global.</p>
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