In this weeklong podcast, Capital & Main columnist Mark Kreidler speaks to a range of experts on how race and class shape health outcomes in the Golden State.
Episode 1
Forty years into her career, RN Cathy Kennedy believes the poor and people of color will never get fair treatment until we make systemic change.
Episode 2
Venice Family Clinic’s Elizabeth Benson Forer explains how the dramatic growth of her essential facility reflects the breakdown of our health care system.
Episode 3
The California Immigrant Policy Center’s Sarah Dar makes the case for universal health care.
Episode 4
Michelle Burton of the Social Change Institute talks about structural racism and its effect on generations of vulnerable communities.
Episode 5
The L.A. County Supervisor shares her own experience inside the state’s fractured medical system and the huge stakes in creating a better one.