Richard Rothstein on Baltimore Segregation, Sue Sturgis on Offshore Drilling

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This week on CounterSpin: “Baltimore, not at all uniquely, has experienced a century of public policy designed, consciously so, to segregate and impoverish its black population.” So says researcher and author Richard Rothstein of the Economic Policy Institute, in a new essay on the roots of current protests in the wake of the police killing of Freddie Gray. We’ll talk with  Rothstein about that.

BP oil disaster--Deepwater HorizonAlso on the show: Why exactly is the United States planning to expand offshore oil drilling just a few years after the world’s biggest oil spill, implicating some of the industry’s biggest operators? You probably have a guess, but the particulars are important. We’ll talk about the close relationship between industry and government on the Atlantic coast with Sue Sturgis from the Institute for Southern Studies.

And, as usual, a quick look back at the week’s press, featuring coverage of Sen. Bernie Sanders’ announcement that he was running for the Democratic presidential nomination.

LINKS:

  • “From Ferguson to Baltimore: The Fruits of Government-Sponsored Segregation,” by Richard Rothstein (Economic Policy Institute, 4/29/15)
  • “Drive to Drill: Energy Lobbyists Behind Governors’ Crusade for Atlantic Oil,” by Sue Sturgis (Facing South4/30/15)

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