Saturday on This is Hell!
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9:15 - Security analyst Elizabeth Grimm Arsenault traces the roots of America's new torture norms to pre-9/11 conservatism.
Elizabeth is author of How the Gloves Came Off: Lawyers, Policy Makers, and Norms in the Debate on Torture from Columbia University Press.
10:00 - Development researcher Rebecca Reeve explains how the garment industry packages exploitation as empowerment.
Rebecca wrote the article PR, profit and ‘empowering women’ in the garment industry for openDemocracy.
10:35 - Journalist Michelle Chen previews the impact of Trump policy plans on US childcare and public health.
Michelle wrote the articles Trump’s Childcare Plan Will Only Help the Rich and Trump’s Obsession With Cutting Regulations Will Make America Sick for The Nation.
11:05 - Writer Jessa Crispin explains why feminism has lost its radical promise - and how to recapture it.
Jessa wrote the book Why I Am Not a Feminist: A Feminist Manifesto from Melville House.
12:05 - Political scientist Maya Rockeymoore examines the coming labor impact of autonomous vehicles.
Maya is co-author of the report Stick Shift: Autonomous Vehicles, Driving Jobs, and the Future of Work from the Center for Global Policy Solutions.
12:45 - Dans un moment de vérité, Jeff Dorchen puts the "ris" in Paris.
Ris means laughters. I looked it up. I didn't just know that.