Cotton-pickers at work, Texas, circa 1925.

Holes in Health Insurance, Richard Price's "The Whites," Explaining Cotton

The Leonard Lopate Show | Feb 19, 2015

New York Times reporter Elisabeth Rosenthal on how so many people find themselves "Insured, But Not Covered.” Singer and composer Kiran Ahluwalia performs live with her band from her new album, “Sanata: Stillness.” Novelist and screenwriter Richard Price discusses his new novel, The Whites. Please Explain is all about cotton!

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