EP6: Sales Taxes, Prison Labor, and Industrial Disasters

What happens to residents 40 years after a devastating gas leak? In our special feature we converse with Madhumita Dutta about enduring suffering of Bhopal’s residents, the courageous women who have been at the forefront of the fight for justice, and examine how industrial disasters persist within a profit-driven economic framework.

In this episode’s Econ 101 segment, we delve into the ways in which working people are affected by income and sales taxes. Additionally, in our D&S feature, Chris Sturr engages in a thought-provoking discussion with Tyler Bowman, a writer incarcerated in North Carolina, about the impact of profits on prison labor.

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Econ 101: Sales and Income Taxes with Sirsha and Taki (2:05 mins)

D&S Debrief: Chris Sturr and Tyler Bowman (14:30 mins).

Tyler Bowman, incarcerated writer serving in North Carolina. His first novel, Legacy of Stars, was published earlier this year and is available at Amazon.com Read Tyler’s Dollars and Sense article on which this interview is based. https://www.dollarsandsense.org/archives/2024/0324bowman.html

Special feature: 29:42 mins

Madhumita Dutta, Asst. Prof. of Geography, Ohio State University and volunteer of two decades with the International Campaign for Justice in Bhopal (https://www.bhopal.net/)


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