The Indypendent News Hour On WBAI - 99.5 FM 8 August '23

First, we discuss the recent Rikers budget cuts with Dr. Ronald Day, which eliminated fundingfor outside groups who provide programming on Rikers Island that educates inmates and provides training for how to re-enter society. He covers what the programs offered to inmates and how programming being cut will hurt them. We also talk to Alex Pellittieri, who was recently elected to the DSA’s national steering committee. He updates us on the DSA’s recent convention in Chicago, the path forward for the DSA, their central issues, and how to make the relationship between labor and socialism stronger.