Slavery and the Poison Squad

As you’ve heard me wax on about, one of the greatest cons in American history was getting the general public to think slavery was about race – about outright owning people. We may have outlawed outright ownership, but the underlying business ethic of American capitalism  – that people are assets to be manipulated into profitable behaviors (just business, nothing personal) rages on. This documentary is a great testimonial to that point.

I routinely fall asleep watching documentaries. Some I come back to night after night until I finish. Rarely is one so captivating that I can’t sleep until I finish it. This is one of them. For anyone interested in health, food, the predatory ethics of capitalism, or how the past efforts of progressives have made our world safer, I think this will be worth your time.

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/poison-squad/