Saturday on This is Hell!
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9:10 - Sociologist David Frayne explores the revolutionary potential of simply resisting work.
David is author of The Refusal of Work: The Theory and Practice of Resistance to Work from Zed Books.
10:00 - Writer Sarah Kendzior visits a dying Midwestern town with big hopes for Donald Trump.
Sarah recently wrote Metropolis, the hometown of Superman, has a new hero: Donald Trump for The Guardian. We'll also dig into her report on freedoms in Uzbekistan for Freedom House's Nations in Transit series.
10:35 - Correspondent Mikael Mikaelsson translates the Panama Papers leak into an Icelandic political scandal.
Iceland's Prime Minister recently resigned after a document leak exposed his hidden off-shore finances.
11:05 - Author Ashley Dawson explains how capitalism is the engine driving climate change and mass extinction.
Ashley is author of Extinction: A Radical History from OR Books.
12:05 - Environmental health researcher Laura Orlando finds poisoned drinking water way beyond Flint.
Laura wrote the In These Times piece Why Your Water Could Be Worse Than Flint’s.
12:45 - In a noncommittally previewed Moment of Truth, Jeff Dorchen does his usual schtick.
It will be a good segment, but that's all we know about it, if you couldn't tell from the above description.