For the first time in more than half a century, Cuba’s President will not be a Castro. Fidel’s brother Raul Castro has stepped down and turned the reins over to a new President, Miguel Diaz-Canel. Our guest Netfa Freeman with the Institute for Policy Studies will discuss whether this leadership transition signifies change in Cuba. Then, as Amazon announces it will soon start accepting online food stamp orders, new data reveals that a large portion of its own workforce relies on food stamps. Claire Brown with the New Food Economy will explain how the retail giant is using Walmart’s business model. Finally, as police killings continue unabated author Alex Vitale joins us to debunk how many of the solutions being promoted to tackle police brutality don’t address the real problem: our over reliance on police to tackle social problems that are created by neo-liberal policies. Vitale’s new book is called The End of Policing. Hosted by Sonali Kolhatkar.
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