Jerry Lembcke on PTSD: Diagnosis and Identity in Post-empire America. The heroic actions of GIs and veterans against US wars has been a powerful part of anti-war struggles since the Vietnam War. Lembcke shows how the discourse of PTSD is a way o blunt the impact of this resistance.
Nusrat Choudhury, and Prachi Dave talk about the struggle against modern-day debtors' prisons, the practice of jailing people for unpaid fines and court costs.
Michael Slate - Host and Producer Henry Carson - Assistant Producer Jeff Pryor - Production Assistant Alex Brenner- Production Assistant Matt Cwiklinski - Production Assistant Teddy Robinson â Engineer
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