In this episode, host Gwyneth Shaw talks with Berkeley Law Professor Saira Mohamed, whose new book, What a Country Owes Its Soldiers, has just been published by Harvard University Press. Her central thesis is that while our society puts soldiers on a “thank you for your service” pedestal, in practice they’re treated as tools for the government’s will — and our laws allow it. Mohamed concludes with a call to transform how our government treats its servicemembers, with an emphasis on recognizing their humanity.
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“Berkeley Law Voices Carry” is a podcast hosted by Gwyneth Shaw about how the school’s faculty, students, and staff are making an impact — in California, across the country, and around the world — through pathbreaking scholarship, hands-on legal training, and advocacy.
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