Cartoonist and journalist Joe Sacco tells us what drove him to produce an epic illustration of one of World War I’s most senseless fights, the Battle of the Somme. Also, a new generation of student’s just graduated college but what did they get for their time and debt?
Guests:
Joe Sacco, author of The Great War:July 1, 1916: The First Day of the Battle of the Somme
William Deresiewics, author of Excellent Sheep: The Miseducation of the American Elite and the Way to a Meaningful Life
I trust I’m not the first to point out that today is Memorial Day, not Armistice Day? The latter is Nov. 11.