We the Village

Episode 3. Please Release Me, Part II


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Can privilege inhibit the capacity to empathize? Can we entrust billionaires to make policies that serve us all—that promote equity? With voices from the April 15, 2017, Tax March and a review of social psychologist Paul Piff’s experiments on how having lots transforms our actions, this is a conversation about how the wealthy play by different rules, what that might be costing US taxpayers given the new administration’s proclivities, and why that means we as a people have to fight every day for all of us to be heard and protected. Hear a few ideas on getting involved from Santa Barbara, California, marchers and speakers, Maricela Morales, Sean Tucker, and Cathy Murillo. And learn about SB 562, a bill that just might ensure health insurance for all—at least in California, to start.
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We the VillageBy Holly Starley and Village team