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2. Against all obstacles

2. Against all obstacles

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Tocqueville saw America’s faith in its own democracy as a vital force. But these days the majority of Americans think the country is headed in the wrong direction. Can a group of maximum security prisoners in Sing Sing offer a vision of how to get back on track?


Guests and Hosts

  • John Prideaux, The Economist’s US Editor
  • Sean Pica, executive director of Hudson Link for Higher Education in Prison
  • Jean Frantz, prisoner at Sing Sing Correctional Facility


Topics

  • Alexis de Tocqueville’s views on voluntary associations
  • Sing Sing prison education programme
  • Prisoners’ views on the American dream


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