Page Perspective

Brittany Page discusses Donald Trump's latest Executive Order, "Ending Crime and Disorder on America's Streets," where he calls for the America's homeless population to be removed from the streets through increased involuntary commitment and enforcement of bans on sleeping outside. Brittany goes through the various lies and misrepresentations and the ultimate destructive nature of the Trump Administration's latest attack on our most vulnerable.

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Brittany Page is joined by Dr. Allen Frances to discuss his recent op-ed in the New York Times in which he appeals to the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), Robert F. Kennedy Jr., to stop advancing anti-vaccine activism and harming the general public. Dr. Frances discusses his own role in contributing to the increase in autism diagnoses through expanding DSM criteria, how he responds to people who accuse Trump of being mentally ill, and how to avoid fads in psychology.

Interview originally posted on YouTube on July 8th, 2025.

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Brittany Page is joined by author and human rights investigator, Michael Shaikh, to discuss his new book, "The Last Sweet Bite: Stories and Recipes of Culinary Heritage Lost and Found." Together, they discuss the impact of political violence on food culture, how his work researching human rights abuses and war crimes brought him to a focus on cuisine, the long-term effect of the genocide in Gaza on Palestinian culture, and whether calling yourself a foodie makes you a douche.

Interview originally posted on YouTube on July 3rd, 2025.

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Brittany Page heads to the streets of Washington, DC for Moral Mondays to protest the cruel Republican tax and spending bill making its way through Congress. Moral Mondays in DC is an ongoing protest from Repairers of the Breach and the Poor People's Campaign, most closely associated with Bishop William J. Barber. In a large gathering of clergy and people who want to stop this immoral bill, Brittany interviews people who took to the streets to protest and raise awareness about the devastating consequences of this bill. Call your Senators and demand a NO vote on this deadly bill! (202) 224-3121

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Brittany Page is joined by journalist and author Megan Greenwell to discuss her new book, "Bad Company: Private Equity and the Death of the American Dream." Together, they discuss what private equity is, why we're seeing it everywhere, and how it damages our communities. In her book, Megan highlights workers from four areas, including healthcare, housing, media, and retail, who have their lives upended by private equity. Megan highlights political solutions and powerfully illustrates the importance of community engagement and organizing to fight back against the deleterious impact of private equity.

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Brittany Page is joined by Toby Buckle, host of the Political Philosophy Podcast, to discuss his newest article for Liberal Currents. In his article titled, "Trump 'Alarmists' Were Right. We Should Say So," Toby argues that political commentators who got Trump wrong are not up to the task of leading the fight going forward and that they should step aside. In this discussion, Brittany and Toby cover the characteristics that make for a commentator you should follow, gendered criticism, using the word "fascism," and the similarities between the centrists and leftists when it comes to assessing the threat of Donald Trump.

Interview originally posted on YouTube May 5th, 2025.

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Brittany Page is joined on this special interview edition of the Page Perspective by journalist Brian Goldstone to discuss his new book "There Is No Place for Us: Working and Homeless in America." Together, they discuss Brian's recent book event, which was canceled, as well as two other book events dedicated to social justice issues. They also discuss his important book, exposing the realities of systemic failures that have created and continue a cycle of homelessness.

Interview originally published on YouTube on March 25th, 2025.

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Brittany Page is joined by Jesse Rabinowitz, the Campaign and Communications Director for the National Homelessness Law Center, to discuss the upcoming case before the Supreme Court, Johnson v. Grants Pass. Together, they discuss the implications of the upcoming case on criminalizing homelessness, as well as the solutions for homelessness people should focus on, given that criminalizing homelessness will not solve homelessness!

Interview originally published on YouTube on April 4th, 2024

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Brittany Page welcomes Dr. Neil Gong, the author of the new book, "Sons, Daughters, and Sidewalk Psychotics: Mental Illness and Homelessness in Los Angeles," to discuss his research evaluating the differences between the rich and the poor in mental health treatment. Together, they discuss the disparities that exist in mental health treatment, the expected mental health outcomes between the two populations, and the possible solutions that could create a more equitable system that works for everyone.

Interview originally published on YouTube, March 19th, 2024.

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Brittany Page welcomes Dr. Sheila P. Vakharia to the Page Perspective to discuss her new book, "The Harm Reduction Gap: Helping Individuals Left Behind by Conventional Drug Prevention and Abstinence-only Addiction Treatment." Together, they discuss the underlying racist history of America's drug war and drug policies, as well as the practice of harm reduction and ways to better reach the people who need the most support and help.

Originally posted to YouTube on February 14th, 2024

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