15 - Big Money vs. the City of Brotherly Love
July 16, 2019
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Episode 15 · July 16, 2019
15 - Big Money vs. the City of Brotherly Love
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15 - Big Money vs. the City of Brotherly Love
Summary
<p>The Bernie campaign headed to Philadelphia to support protests against the closure of Hahnemann University Hospital, a city fixture that primarily serves lower-income and POC Americans. Private equity tycoon Joel Freedman is closing the hospital after just 18 months of ownership, by all appearances to sell its land to real estate developers. In this episode from the road, Briahna talks to protesters about what the hospital closure will mean for Philly. Plus, speeches from Bernie and Senator Nina Turner remind us that, in the words of Frederick Douglass, "power concedes nothing without a demand."</p>
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