Mexico: A social scientist comments on Poverty, Privilege, and Policy Lies

FRIDAY, JULY 18
PROGRAM #10840 12:00 PM PT

Mexico Edition.

A social scientist comments on studies that debunk false yet widespread notions about the causes of poverty and tax exemptions for the wealthy, which have been used to justify policies against minimum wage increases and public investment in health, education, and social development.

Guests: Isabel Cruz, Mixtec anthropologist, Mexican Association of Social Sector Credit Unions-AMCUSS, Oaxaca, MX; Samaidi Sánchez Cortez, Coordinator, Migrant Sector, Puebla State Congress, Labor Party (PT), Puebla, MX; excerpts from recent statements by Mexico’s President, Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo.

Photo: John Cameron/Unsplash

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