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    In Depth with Harriet Washington

    Science writer and author Harriet Washington talked about the history of the use and misuse of science and medicine in the United States. She is the author of Deadly Monopolies, Medical Apar…

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    Carte Blanche

    Author Harriet Washington argued that Americans are being denied the right to say “no” to taking part in medical research. This virtual event was hosted by Revolution Books in New York City.

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    Discussion on the Environment

    Joshua Goldstein (A Bright Future), Andrew McAfee (More from Less), and Harriet Washington (A Terrible Thing to Waste) discussed their books on climate change and the environment.

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    Harriet Washington and Ibram X. Kendi on Racism

    Ibram Kendi (How to Be An Antiracist) and Harriet Washington (A Terrible Thing to Waste: Environmental Racism and Its Assault on the American Min") talked about racism in the United States. …

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    A Terrible Thing to Waste

    Bioethicist Harriet Washington talked about her book, A Terrible Thing to Waste: Environmental Racism and Its Assault on the American Mind, in which she detailed how environmental hazards im…

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    Infectious Madness

    Harriet Washington talked about her book, Infectious Madness: The Surprising Science of How We “Catch” Mental Illness. She spoke in the C-SPAN 2/BookTV tent at the 20th annual Texas Book …

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    Panel Discussion on Science and Health

    Panelists talked about race, science, and health. Topics included the history of medical experimentation on African Americans, the complex connection between race and DNA, racial health disp…

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    Open Phones with Harriet Washington

    Harriet Washington talked about her book, Medical Apartheid: The Dark History of Medical Experimentation on African Americans from Colonial Times to the Present, in which she chronicles the …

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    Deadly Monopolies

    Harriet Washington argues that a growing corporate presence in the medical industry yields dire consequences for patients, as drug development and research is initiated on a for-profit basis…

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    Race and Reconciliation in America, Part 2

    Badi Foster, Christopher Edley, and Marlon Marshall talked about the state of education. Then Peggy McIntosh, Alford McMichael, and Maria Echaveste commented on their presentation and the pa…

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    Race and Reconciliation in America, Part 1

    Former U.S. Senator and Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen and his wife, playwright Janet Langhart Cohen, hosted a conference at the National Press Club on “Race and Reconciliation in Ame…

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    Medical Apartheid

    Harriet Washington talked about her book, Medical Apartheid: The Dark History of Medical Experimentation on Black Americans from Colonial Times to the Present, published by Doubleday. Journa…

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