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2/9/26 11AM: Profit, Prisons, and the Language of Power
Hour 3 opens with a heated discussion about language, power, and politics as Sherwin questions how calling someone a “fascist” has suddenly become controversial. Al, NaNa, and Black Conscious call in to weigh in, setting the tone for a broader conversation about how truth is reframed in today’s political climate.
The hour then shifts to immigration, with Sherwin breaking down what he argues is really happening: not deportation, but detention for profit. He reads from an article detailing how private prison companies like CoreCivic and GEO Group are expanding facilities, increasing bed counts…
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