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Boug Becker discusses the issue of disappearances in Mexico, highlighting that over 135,000 people have gone missing since 2006, primarily due to organized crime and government collusion. BaviB Mora states that the majority of victims are young men and women, often recruited by criminal groups. Mora argues that the Mexican government fails to acknowledge the criminal patterns behind these disappearances, attributing them instead to administrative issues. The conversation also touches on the flow of guns from the U.S. to Mexico, with Mora explaining how this contributes to violence and complicates the asylum seeker situation at the border.
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David Mora is Senior Analyst for Mexico with the International Crisis Group. and eva Jusionyte is a legal and medical anthropologist and associate professor at Brown University. — Protesters have been seen at every World Cup game played in Mexico. They are reminding a global audience of the issue of the "disappeared in Mexico." We explore this issue and its causes. Then, Beyond asylum seekers heading north, the problems of US/Mexico Border are also about the flow of guns and drugs. How can we understand the totality of problems related to the US southern border? What are the solutions?: You can hear this and other interviews at <a href="https://scholarscircle.org" target="_blank" >www.scholarscircle.org</a>
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Boug Becker describes the U.S. healthcare system as being in crisis, with high costs and poor outcomes. John McDonough argues that the U.S. is an outlier compared to other advanced democracies in terms of healthcare spending and outcomes. McDonough explains that the neoliberal economic norms have contributed to the crisis, leading to increased costs without corresponding improvements in health outcomes. He states that private equity's involvement in healthcare has exacerbated issues like hospital closures and reduced quality of care. The discussion also touches on the Affordable Care Act and its limitations in addressing the root causes of the healthcare crisis.
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John McDonough of Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. — Health care in the US is in a crisis with most people paying too much for increasingly worse outcomes. How did we get here? Our guest is John E. McDonough author of AMERICA'S WRONG TURN: US Health Care in the Neoliberal Era. Then, what are the ethics of medicine and health care? What are the modern issues are complicating them?: You can hear this and other interviews at <a href="https://scholarscircle.org" target="_blank" >www.scholarscircle.org</a>
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The latest Supreme Court decisions have allowed the president to strip humanitarian protections from immigrants from war-torn countries, raising concerns about human rights in America. Doug Becker discusses the implications of the court's ruling on birthright citizenship, highlighting that a slim majority upheld the constitutional right for those born in the U.S. to be citizens. Anna Law explains that the ruling reflects a historical struggle over citizenship and exclusion, particularly for marginalized groups. Jack Chin outlines the court's decision regarding temporary protective status (TPS), emphasizing the lack of judicial review over the termination of TPS for certain groups, including Haitians.
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Naomi Paik, Univ. of Ill Chicago, Gabriel Jack Chin, UC Davis, Hiroshi Motomur UCLA and Anna Law CUNY Brooklyn Collegea — Although the US Supreme court confirmed Birthright Citizenship, the decision was not unanimous. Why did so many members of the Court oppose the 14th Amendment? Then, the latest supreme court decisions have enabled the president to strip humanitarian protections from immigrants who came from war torn countries and other danger zones, even if they are in the country legally. What do this mean for human rights in America?: You can hear this and other interviews at <a href="https://scholarscircle.org" target="_blank" >www.scholarscircle.org</a>