Power Hungry: Inside the Utility Cost Trap

from Velshi · host Ali Velshi, Mayor Ras Baraka, Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, Eddie Glaude, Matt Stoller, Rep. Robert Menendez, Dorothy Roberts, Fmr. Sen. Barbara Boxer, Allen Orr, Dr. Shubham Pant, Barbara McQuade

Velshi takes a deep dive into the broken system driving utility rate increases; protests erupt outside one of the nation’s most controversial ICE detention centers; and the story of a 14-year-old trapped in a post-Roe police state To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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Rep. Rob Menendez (D-NJ), Matt Stoller of the American Liberties Project, and Law & Sociology Professor Dorothy Roberts

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