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Inflation hits 9% YOY; Plus an equitable public health response to Monkeypox—what will it take?

Fast-food workers protest in the drive-thru of a Jack in the Box restaurant in Oakland, California; November 9, 2021. | Image by SEIU 1021.

On today’s show:

0:08 – J.W. Mason (@JWMason1), associate professor of economics at John Jay College, City University of New York and a fellow at the Roosevelt Institute joins us to discuss the latest figures on inflation and share his thoughts on the Biden Administration’s response to rising prices.

0:33 – We discuss the Monkeypox outbreak and how to mount an equitable public health response with Dr. Natasha Spottiswoode (@NSpottiswoodeMD), infectious disease scientist and physician in residence at UCSF and Juba Kalamka (@jubakalamka), Community Healthcare Services Director at San Francisco’s St. James Infirmary.

1:08 – Michael Moss (@michaelmossc) discusses his book, Hooked: Food, Free Will, and How the Food Giants Exploit Our Addictions.