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One that you might like is The Tragedy of American Science, from Truman to Trump by Clifford

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The tragedy of American science is that its direction is determined by private profit rather than by the desire to improve the human

condition. As a result, Connor argues, big science has been irredeemably corrupted by big money.

The corruption threatens the air we breathe, the water we drink, the food

we eat, and the medicines we take. The tragedy of American science explores how the U.S.

economy's addiction to military spending distorts and deforms science by making it overwhelmingly

subservient to military interests.

While the underlying problems may appear intractable,

Connor compellingly argues that replacing the current science-for-profit system

with a science for human needs system is not an impossible utopian dream.

But to get there, we'll need to grapple with this

important history. The Tragedy of American Science from Truman to Trump by Clifford D. Conner.

Out now from Jacobin Magazine.

My name is Daniel Denver, and I'm broadcasting from Providence, Rhode Island.

Today's carceral state is, of course, rooted in a long and foundational history of

domestic American racism. What you might not know, however, is that our police system is also a

product of Cold War U.S. imperialism. That is the topic of a new book by my guest today, Stuart Schrader.

Badges Without Borders. How Global Counterinsurgency transformed American Policing.

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