Life expectancy in America has gone down three years in a row. You might expect to see a decline in average life expectancy in the aftermath of war or famine – to witness it in an industrialized nation in the middle of an otherwise prosperous era, however, is unprecedented. It is a distress signal that something has gone horribly wrong. Jonathan Metzl traced that distress signal to its origin and found something remarkable. He writes that the policies promising to Make America Great Again, policies rooted in centering and maintaining the power of whiteness, are shortening the lives of the white Americans who vote for them. From supporting conceal carry to cutting social services, Metzl explores just what policies white voters are willing to risk their lives for.
**This conversation explores death by suicide and gun violence**
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Chris Hayes Podcast With Jonathan Metzl | Why Is This Happening? – Ep 49 | MSNBC
Universal Health Care and educational excellence is a pretty good start… if you want to design, develop and manufacture products and ideas that shape the future…
World War One had men in trenches had poliomyelitis and typhoid and pneumonia and smallpox.
World War One had men in trenches had poliomyelitis and typhoid and pneumonia and smallpox.
Trump will be impeached and removed from office and from the fake grass and from Mar-a-Lago
Peggy Trawick hopefully… but what if he isn’t… get out n vote
I just want to say that you’re doing a fantastic job, Chris! I just lucked upon this podcast today and I love it. The interviewee is competent, you raise relevant questions, and you all speak about pertinent issues in such an open and clear way that illuminates so many facets. Keep it up! You can mark me as a faithful listener. I will be heading to the library asap to check out Jonathan Metzl’s book, “Dying of Whiteness”!
If you want to know the 3 yr. decline, look at religion.