Topic: Universal Healthcare

2 chapters across the catalog

72: Duke Power
• 54:08 - 1:00:27

72: Duke Power

Racial Disparities in Medicine and Black Man in a White Coat

Dr. Damon Tweety, author of Black Man in a White Coat, discusses his experiences with race and medicine at Duke University. He highlights how Black patients are often treated differently based on socioeconomic assumptions and how medical education frequently focuses on Black health frailties without explaining the underlying causes. The segment connects these historical disparities to modern skepticism regarding the healthcare system and vaccines.

33: Sandbagged
• 1:18:06 - 1:20:59

33: Sandbagged

Killer Mike and the Radical Policy Debate

Rapper Killer Mike appeared on CNN to support Bernie Sanders, advocating for radical policies like universal healthcare and wiping away student loan debt. However, critics note that reparations were conspicuously absent from his list of radical demands. The discussion questions why Sanders' black surrogates did not push him harder on the reparations issue.