PACT Act provides medical care to veterans exposed to toxic burn pits -- Iraqi and Afghan civilians have long term health effects
Podcast |
Your Call
Publisher |
KALW
Media Type |
audio
Categories Via RSS |
Society & Culture
Publication Date |
Aug 31, 2022
Episode Duration |
00:52:02
On this edition of Your Call, we're discussing the PACT Act, a law that will expand healthcare and disability benefits to nearly 3.5 million veterans who were exposed to toxic chemicals from burn pits on military bases in Iraq and Afghanistan. It took former Daily Show host Jon Stewart to give this issue high profile attention and shame Republicans into voting for the bill. We'll also discuss how burn pits, bombings, and military occupation have impacted the health of Iraqi and Afghan civilians. While burn pits are no longer active, they continue to have long term effects. Guests: Megan Stack, contributing opinion writer at the New York Times, fellow at the George Washington University School of Media and Public Affairs, and author of two books, including Women's Work: A Personal Reckoning with Labor, Motherhood, and Privilege Dr. Kali Rubaii, assistant professor of anthropology at Purdue University who recently returned from Fallujah, Iraq

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