Podcasts about voting rights

In today's special Bonus episode, Chris remembers the leadership and life of General Colin Powell, who, after serving his country for decades, succumbed to complications from COVID, having a suppressed immune system as he battled cancer. After his early military career had him serve in combat in Vietnam, General Powell went on to many firsts, as:-the first Black National Security Adviser (Ronald Reagan) - the youngest and first African American Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (George HW Bush)- the first Black Secretary of State (George W Bush), making him the highest ranking African American official of the time. His legacy was one of integrity and strength of both purpose and conviction.And Another thing: Chris takes a beat on whether President Biden is pushing hard enough to sure up voting rights.

Bakari is joined by president of the Florida Rights Restoration Coalition, Desmond Meade, to talk about how overcoming homelessness and addiction shaped his worldview (3:45), his work in Florida to restore voting rights to people with past felony convictions (12:04), and his new book 'Let My People Vote' (23:32). Host: Bakari Sellers Guest: Desmond Meade Executive Producer: Jarrod Loadholt Producer: Kaya McMullen Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, Mehdi opens his show discussing the latest threats to American democracy, from attacks on voting rights to Republican gerrymandering with President of the National Democratic Redistricting Committee Kelly Ward Burton. Former President Trump's lawsuit against his niece Mary Trump with Mary Trump's attorney and First Amendment lawyer Ted Boutrous. For Mehdi's "60 second rant" he shines a light on President Biden's supreme court commission that was tasked with rebalancing the court. Then, actor Kumail Nanjiani joins us to talk about his upcoming film 'The Eternals', his role as the first South Asian superhero, and he weighs in on President Biden's immigration crisis. Mehdi take a look inside a teacher training session in Texas who is being told to explore historical issues from "diverse and contending perspectives".....including the holocaust. Mehdi ends the show with a chat with fellow MSNBC host Ayman Mohyeldin about Jon Stewart's recent comments criticizing the media. 

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Host: Ann Luther, League of Women Voters of Maine We talk about trust and distrust in government. What is the history of distrust in government in the US? How has it been weaponized in the last half-century? What do we lose when we have a blanket distrust in government: who loses and who gains? What motivates strategic attempts to weaken government? In what way is distrust a weapon in the arsenal of attempts to weaken or reduce government? Guests: Amy Fried, John Mitchell Nickerson Professor of Political Science at the University of Maine Steven Webster, Assistant Professor of Political Science at Indiana University To learn more about this topic: How Republicans Stoke Anti-Government Hatred by Luisa S. Deprez in Washington Monthly, August 27, 2021 Covid vaccine resistance and the Capitol riot stem from the GOP long weaponizing distrust, by Noah Berlatsky in NBC New Think, Aug. 3, 2021 Are Liberals to Blame for Our Crisis of Faith in Government? by Louis Menand, August 9, 2021 in The New Yorker At War with Government: How Conservatives Weaponized Distrust from Goldwater to Trump by Amy Fried and Douglas B. Harris, August 2021 Rebuilding Trust in American Institutions By Sonal Shah & Hollie Russon Gilman Jan. 27, 2021, Stanford Social Innovation Review American Rage: How Anger Shapes Our Politics, Cambridge University Press, by Steven W. Webster, Indiana University. August 2020 Stoking the Beast By Jonathan Rauch in The Atlantic JUNE 2006 Key findings about Americans' declining trust in government and each other, Pew Research Center, July 22, 2019 The Republicans waged a 3-decade war on government. They got Trump. By Norman J. Ornstein and Thomas E. Mann Jul 18, 2016, Vox Prerecorded on 9/13 using Zoom technology. The mostly volunteer team at the League of Women Voters – Downeast who plan and coordinate this series includes: Martha Dickinson, Starr Gilmartin, Maggie Harling, Ann Luther,Judith Lyles, Wendilee O'Brien, Maryann Ogonowski, Pam Person, Lane Sturtevant, Leah Taylor, Linda Washburn About the host: Ann currently serves as Treasurer of the League of Women Voters of Maine and leads the LWVME Advocacy Team. She served as President of LWVME from 2003 to 2007 and as co-president from 2007-2009. In her work for the League, Ann has worked for greater public understanding of public policy issues and for the League's priority issues in Clean Elections & Campaign Finance Reform, Voting Rights, Ethics in Government, Ranked Choice Voting, and Repeal of Term Limits. Representing LWVME at Maine Citizens for Clean Elections, she served that coalition as co-president from 2006 to 2011. She remains on the board of MCCE and serves as Treasurer. She is active in the LWV-Downeast and hosts their monthly radio show, The Democracy Forum, on WERU FM Community Radio -which started out in 2004 as an recurring special, and became a regular monthly program in 2012. She was the 2013 recipient of the Baldwin Award from the ACLU of Maine for her work on voting rights and elections. She joined the League in 1998 when she retired as Senior Vice President at SEI Investments. Ann was a founder of the MDI Restorative Justice Program, 1999 – 2000, and served on its Executive Board. The post Democracy Forum 10/15/21: In Government We Trust — Or Do We? first appeared on WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs Archives.

Next week, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer plans to send a new voting rights bill to the Senate Floor. It is the latest attempt to “fix” the American electoral process, and it raises questions about what is exactly wrong, what can be done to improve faith in election results, and who wins and who loses from changing the way we vote. One thing we do know is that a lot of Americans don't trust election results. A Gallup poll from 2020 shows that only forty percent of Americans say they are confident in the honesty of US elections. Only one-third of Republican voters believe that the 2020 presidential election was “free and fair,” and after the 2016 contest, 28 percent of Democrats expressed skepticism that the votes had been counted accurately. So how bad is it? Are elections truly untrustworthy or is this a perception problem borne of political opportunism – where if you don't like the results, you attack the referee? RealClearPolitics co-founder and president Tom Bevan, senior elections analyst Sean Trende, and Elliot Ackerman, author of “2034: A Novel of the Next Word War,” co-written with Admiral James Stavridis, join Andrew Walworth on today's RealClearPolitics Takeaway podcast.

 In this clip Tamika ask a very important question to democrats, which is how do they attend to win the mid elections without voting rights?? Tamika and Mysonne impact this question with giving examples on how the people voting rights are being suppressed, not having accurate information on different administrations and more. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Michael's appearance on The Rick Ungar Show on October 13, 2021. The pair discuss the Democrat's legislative priorities. Michael points out that there is a lot of work to do on defense and repair of our democracy.

On this week's episode of ‘The Cross Connection with Tiffany Cross:' A federal appeals court reinstated Texas' near total abortion ban, Donald Trump is attempting to withhold White House documents from the Congressional Committee investigating the January 6th attack, and the Senate passed a measure that raises the debt ceiling through early December to avoid setting off a global financial disaster. Plus, Tiffany discusses a new study that shows that over 140,000 kids have lost a parent or caregiver due to COVID and why getting vaccinated is so important. And while voter suppression is running rampant across the country, Congresswoman Sharice Davids joins ‘The Cross Connection' to discuss a voting rights bill that she introduced to protect access to the ballot for Native Americans. All this and much more on this week's episode of ‘The Cross Connection with Tiffany Cross.'

This week, Senate Democrats officially introduced the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, which was approved by the House of Representatives several months ago. This comes amid a year in which 19 states have passed laws making it harder for citizens to vote, according to a recent report. Sherrilyn Ifill, the President of the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund, joined Errol to talk about the decades-long battle over voting rights and explain the current legislation. She also discussed voter suppression efforts and talked about the push to desegregate public schools, including in New York City. And she weighed in on the debate over police reform.   JOIN THE CONVERSATION Join the conversation, weigh in on Twitter using the hashtag #NY1YouDecide or give us a call at 212-379-3440 and leave a message. Or send an email to YourStoryNY1@charter.com

Tesla is ordered to pay $137 Million to Black former employee over racist treatment; White House protest challenging Biden – Harris on Voting Rights; 19 states passed this year laws to restrict voting, new tally finds.; Recap of Sunday's Class #1 ‘Understanding The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade'.  - TheAHNShow with Michael Imhotep 10-5-21   Support The African History Network through Cash App @ https://cash.app/$TheAHNShow   NEXT Class Starts Sun. 10-10-21, 12:00pm EST (LIVE Online Course) ‘Ancient Kemet (Egypt), The Moors & The Maafa: Understanding The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade What They Didn't Teach You In School' with Michael Imhotep host of The African History Network Show.  10 Week Online Course.  REGISTER NOW!. ON SALE $80; ALL SESSIONS WILL BE RECORDED SO YOU CAN WATCH AT ANY TIME!  WATCH CONTENT ON DEMAND!   REGISTER HERE: https://theahn.learnworlds.com/course/ancient-kemet-moors-trans-atlantic-slave-trade-oct-2021

This webinar addresses the impact that changes proposed in HR 4, the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2021, may have on drawing voting districts and litigating redistricting cases and features two renowned voting rights experts. Featuring: -- Mark Braden, Of Counsel, BakerHostetler-- Jeffrey M. Wice, Adjunct Professor of Law, New York Law School; Director, N.Y. Census and Redistricting Institute -- Moderator: Maya Noronha, Visiting Fellow, Independent Women's Law Center

Maya Contreras is an activist, a voting rights advocate, and now she's running for Congress in New York's 12th District. Maya was one of the very first guests on The Electorette, and has always been passionate about legislation that works for everyday working people. We talk about what drove her to run for office, and why she chose to primary a sitting Democratic incumbent. We also discuss current legislation, like the John Lewis Voting Rights Act, and why she believes Congress is at an impasse in passing some of our most transformative bills. Listen to All Electorette Episodes https://www.electorette.com/podcast Support the Electorette Rate & Review on iTunes: https://apple.co/2GsfQj4 Also, if you enjoy the Electorette, please subscribe and leave a 5-star review on iTunes. Also, please spread the word by telling your friends, family and colleagues about The Electorette! WANT MORE ELECTORETTE? Follow the Electorette on social media. Electorette Facebook Electorette Instagram Electorette Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hello Internet! This week's episode is all about the history of VOTING RIGHTS and how best to inform yourself when going to vote! Enjoy and be sure to share with a friend!Resources and Articles: https://www.dropbox.com/s/r7fr8z6xq8swao2/Shmanners%20Voting%20Resources%20and%20Articles.pdf?dl=0Aclu.orgRegister to vote: vote.govFor information about your polling site and registration status: Vote.org

Symone Sanders, the Senior Advisor and Chief Spokesperson for Vice President Kamala Harris, joins Jess and Zerlina to talk about voter registration day!

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John Oliver spewed some lunacy on racism, voter ID, and voting rights. We have the THOROUGH debunk. Plus, Biden said 98% of Americans need to get vaccinated, more vaxxed celebrities caught COVID, and NY called in the military to deal with worker shortages ... what could go wrong? Get TICKETS now for Dave's Oct 1st show! https://librarymusichall.com/event/da... NEW MERCH! https://crowdershop.com/  GET TODAY'S SHOW NOTES with SOURCES: https://www.louderwithcrowder.com/show-notes-john-oliver-rebutal Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sarah Audelo, the Executive Director of Alliance for Youth, joins Zerlina and Jess to talk about Voter Registration Day!

On this week's episode of ‘The Cross Connection with Tiffany Cross:' Lawmakers face a long list of legislative to-do's that may have a disproportionate impact on the rising majority of this country. Everything from police reform to voting rights and even immigration is up in the air right now. Plus, Tiffany discusses the horrifying scenes of Haitian migrants being targeted with reins by Border Patrol agents on horsebacks at the southern border. And Tiffany breaks down double standards in media coverage when it comes to cases of missing people of color after the body of Gabby Petito, the missing 22-year-old white woman, was found less than two weeks after massive media attention. All this and so much more on this week's episode of ‘The Cross Connection' that you don't want to miss.

Donald Trump's niece, Mary, returns to talk about her new book, "The Reckoning: our nation's trauma and finding a way to heal."Among the topics Mary discusses with us: Don Jr's intelligence; Ivanka ego; her recent slapdown of Meghan McCain; why Dems should be more outspoken about gun control, voting rights, and abortion; expanding the Supreme Court; standing up to Joe Manchin, and the relative lack of Democratic messaging and backbone. It was a fun chat, as always, with Mary -- she's a very interesting and fun person.You can listen to the audio version of the interview here, or watch the Zoom video version here.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Thank you so much for listening to the Bob Harden Show, celebrating over ten years broadcasting weekdays on the internet – providing you news and commentary rooted in the principles of individual liberty, personal responsibility, limited government and the rule of law. On Wednesday's show, we continue our discussion of “voting rights” with Bob Levy, Chairman of the Cato Institute. We visit with Professor Andrew Joppa about Biden's U.N. speech, the politicalization of our military, the proposal of banks to monitor our transactions, and the lack of trust in our government and institutions. We have great guests lined up for Thursday's show including the co-founder of the Florida Citizen's Alliance, Keith Flaugh, the President of American Commitment, Ann Schockett from the National Federation of Republican Women, the President of Less Government Seton Motley, and former Mayor of Naples, Bill Barnett. Please join us live at 7 a.m. on this website, or you can access the show anytime on podcast platforms (iTunes, TuneIn, Spotify, and Stitcher, and ChoiceSocial).

Voting rights activist Stacey Abrams talks about voter access and suppression in Wisconsin. Then, we learn about the Mid-Autumn Festival. Plus, hear music from folk duo Dead Horses for our Pandemic Performers series.

On this West Virginia Morning, a decline in new COVID-19 cases over the weekend suggests West Virginia has reached its peak of the delta surge.

'Muhammad Ali' Documentary Part 1 looks at his road to Champ in 1964; North Carolina judges block Voter ID Law because it targets African Americans; R Kelly Trial: Prosecution Rests, Defense presents witnesses - TheAHNShow with Michael Imhotep 9-20-21   Support The African History Network through Cash App @ https://cash.app/$TheAHNShow   Class Starts Sun. 10-3-21, 12:00pm EST (LIVE Online Course) ‘Ancient Kemet (Egypt), The Moors & The Maafa: Understanding The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade What They Didn't Teach You In School' with Michael Imhotep.  10 Week Online Course.  REGISTER NOW!. ON SALE $80; REGISTER HERE: https://theahn.learnworlds.com/course/ancient-kemet-moors-trans-atlantic-slave-trade-oct-2021

The #SistersInLaw meet this week to make the case for the voting rights bill currently before Congress.  Then, they examine the charging of Michael Sussman by Trump's appointee John Durham relating to his investigation of the origins of the Russian inquiry, and discuss our history of civilian control of the military, how it relates to the chain of command, and recent events. Transcript Links To This Week's Sponsors Helix: For up to $200 dollars off all mattress orders and two free pillows go to helixsleep.com and use promo code: SISTERS200 Hello Fresh: For up to 14 free meals and free shipping, go to hellofresh.com and use promo code: SISTERS14 Third Love: For 20% off your first order, go to thirdlove.com Get More From The #Sisters In Law Joyce Vance: Twitter | University of Alabama Law | MSNBC Jill Wine-Banks: Twitter | Facebook | Website | Author of The Watergate Girl: My Fight For Truth & Justice Against A Criminal President Kimberly Atkins Stohr: Twitter | Boston Globe | WBUR Barb McQuade: Twitter | University of Michigan Law | Just Security | MSNBC Email the sisters at SISTERSINLAW@POLITICON.COM Or tweet using #SistersInLaw

President Biden failed to persuade Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) to agree to spend $3.5 trillion on the Democrats' budget reconciliation package during their Oval Office meeting on Wednesday. Voting Rights battles heat up as Black Southern voters get a temporary win. Tim Black calls out Liberal entitlement.

In this episode of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Greg Palast, investigative reporter and author of several New York Times bestsellers including The Best Democracy Money Can Buy to discuss the watered-down voting rights bill introduced by Senate Democrats, the shortcomings of both this new bill and the For The People Act, and how the xenophobic witch hunt of Russian interference has clouded the threat of domestic election interference.In the second segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Rafiki Morris, Organizer with the All Africa People's Revolutionary Party, member of the Coordinating Committee for the Black Alliance for Peace to discuss a congressional bill focused on regime change in Nicaragua, its demonization of the Nicaraguan government, and how this bill fits into the long history of regime change in Nicaragua and Latin America.In the third segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Jamaica Miles, Schenectady School Board member organizer with All of US Alexis Figueroa, an organizer with Saratoga Black Lives Matter to discuss police repression of Black Lives Matter activists in Saratoga Springs, New York, the inaction and silence of local officials on this unconstitutional action, and its echoes of police repression of Black Lives Matter activists in the US.Later in the show, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Josh Gomez, producer for By Any Means Necessary to discuss the sanitization and cooptation of activism and the movement as demonstrated by antics like The Activist show and how and why capitalist system makes it so difficult to feed people fresh and healthy food.

Kelly Burton is the President of the National Democratic Redistricting Committee (NDRC), an organization chaired by former Attorney General Eric Holder that is executing a comprehensive redistricting plan to achieve fair maps. She also serves as the President for NDRC's affiliates, the National Redistricting Action Fund and the National Redistricting Foundation.Follow STAFFER on Twitter • Facebook • Instagram

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Today on Sojourner Truth: Voting rights campaigners have been frustrated by a lack of action by Congress to restore voter rights, which have been undermined since the 2013 Supreme Court decision that stripped the historic Voting Rights Act won during the Civil Rights Era. Civil Rights leaders have been pressuring President Biden and Congressional Democrats to take urgent action. This, as voter suppression laws are spreading across the United States. The most recent law, a very restrictive one, passed in Texas. In an effort to get something done, Democrats have cut a deal with Blue Dog Democrats (Conservative Democrats), including Joe Manchin. On Tuesday, September 14, eight Senate Democrats joined Manchin to put forth a new voting rights bill named the Freedom to Vote Act. To give reaction to what is happening in this historic fight for voting rights, we speak with voting rights campaigner Barbara Arnwine. An update on the situation at the U.S.-Mexico border, where there is a continuing humanitarian crisis, including that of 2,200 unaccompanied children who crossed the border in July. Our guest is Alba Jaramillo, Executive Director of Arizona Justice For Our Neighbors. For our weekly Earth Watch, over 1,000 arrests as Indigenous peoples and environmental campaigners fight to stop logging on Vancouver Island's ancient forests. We speak with Indigenous land defender Rainbow Eyes.

Today on Sojourner Truth: Voting rights campaigners have been frustrated by a lack of action by Congress to restore voter rights, which have been undermined since the 2013 Supreme Court decision that stripped the historic Voting Rights Act won during the Civil Rights Era. Civil Rights leaders have been pressuring President Biden and Congressional Democrats to take urgent action. This, as voter suppression laws are spreading across the United States. The most recent law, a very restrictive one, passed in Texas. In an effort to get something done, Democrats have cut a deal with Blue Dog Democrats (Conservative Democrats), including Joe Manchin. On Tuesday, September 14, eight Senate Democrats joined Manchin to put forth a new voting rights bill named the Freedom to Vote Act. To give reaction to what is happening in this historic fight for voting rights, we speak with voting rights campaigner Barbara Arnwine. An update on the situation at the U.S.-Mexico border, where there is a continuing humanitarian crisis, including that of 2,200 unaccompanied children who crossed the border in July. Our guest is Alba Jaramillo, Executive Director of Arizona Justice For Our Neighbors. For our weekly Earth Watch, over 1,000 arrests as Indigenous peoples and environmental campaigners fight to stop logging on Vancouver Island's ancient forests. We speak with Indigenous land defender Rainbow Eyes.

The most pernicious assault on American democracy today are the laws and measures enacted in various state legislatures under Republican control that aim at voter restriction. Among the foremost voices in the struggle for democratic rights in the United States is Stacey Abrams, U.S. politician and activist. Her campaign for protecting voting rights and resisting disenfranchisement of black and other minority voters has been central in pushing back against these insidious moves that dismantle democracy from within using formally legitimate means. We open our third series of Democracy in Question by asking Stacey to shed light on organizational and political issues around voting rights, democracy, and demography.Democracy in Question? is brought to you by:• Central European University: CEU• The Albert Hirschman Centre on Democracy in Geneva: AHCD• The Podcast Company: Novel Follow us on social media!• Central European University: @CEU• Albert Hirschman Centre on Democracy in Geneva: @AHDCentre• Our guest Stacey Abrams: @staceyabramsSubscribe to the show. If you enjoyed what you listened to, you can support us by leaving a review and sharing our podcast in your networks! BIBLIOGRAPHYMinority Leader: How to Lead from the Outside and Make Real Change. (2018)  Our Time is Now: Power, Purpose, and the Fight for a Fair America. (2020) Rules of Engagement (2001) The Art of Desire (2001) Power of Persuasion (2002)Never Tell (2004) Hidden Sins (2006) Secrets and Lies (2006)Reckless (2008) Deception  (2009).   GLOSSARYWhat is Hot Call Summer?  (00:13:20 or p.3 in the transcript) Hot Call Summer was Abram's ask for people to call their senators demanding they support the For the People Act. Source. What is nativism?  (00:26:30 or p.4 of the transcript)   Nativism is xenophobic nationalism. An ideology that wants congruence of state and nation as a political cultural unit. Source. What is the insurrection of January 6?  (00:27:30 or p.4 of the transcript)   On January 6, 2021, the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C., was violently attacked by a mob of supporters of President Donald Trump. Source.

Independent investigative journalism, broadcasting, trouble-making and muckraking with Brad Friedman of BradBlog.com

In this episode of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by John Kiriakou, Sputnik News correspondent to discuss the legacy of the post-9/11 torture program and its absence from the conversations surrounding the anniversary of the attacks, how popular media such as “24” have propagandized torture and the connections between the surveillance state and the entertainment industry, and the expansion of surveillance and Islamophobia in the post-9/11 world.In the second segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Dominic Moulden, DC community organizer and Right to Resources Committee Member with ONE DC to discuss the ties between the violence of the state, the war economy, and the displacement of Black and brown communities, how spending on militarization contributed to the gentrification of Washington, DC and the displacement of longtime Black residents, and the importance of working and poor people organizing against the violence of capitalism at home and abroad.In the third segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by technologist Chris Garaffa, the editor of TechforthePeople.org to discuss Facebook's camera glasses and the privacy concerns that accompany them, tech companies vying for contracts with ICE for a tool which collects information on undocumented workers in the US, and Facebook's lack of transparency in misinformation research.Later in the show, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Stacey Hopkins, Activist, Organizer, and political strategist to discuss the watered down voting rights bill in the Senate and the Democrats acquiescence to Republicans, the moralization and culture wars waged by agents of the capitalist system to deflect from capitalism's responsibility for the harm it causes to people, and the diversion that was the MET Gala and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's dress.

In todays episode, Chris shares an anecdote about a run in with a hornet in his house this morning as an instruction on how Dems need to play their hand. He hits on the idea that playing nice will not get it done when it comes to Democrats getting their dual infrastructure plans passed, as the window is closing for action before the midterms.Not to mention the hill to die on in Chris' estimation: getting the Freedom to Vote Act passed, like, yesterday.The opposition of Senator Manchin and Senator Sinema to the $3.5 trillion reconciliation is a problem for Dems they need to figure out and fix. Voters will not forgive them for "Manchinema's" blockage, they will see it as a failure of the whole party.And Another Thing: Chris takes a beat on tennis star Novak Djokovic being able to play at the U.S. Open despite saying no to the vaccine. Contrasted with Naomi Osaka's pile on over protecting her own mental health, Chris shines a light on this selective outrage.

Independent investigative journalism, broadcasting, trouble-making and muckraking with Brad Friedman of BradBlog.com

Julia Hardy is back stepping in at the last minute, because the Rona is still messing things up! Netflix's QForce is a queer spy animation dream, we didn't know we needed or could have! Meanwhile Texas is proving to be quite a nightmare passing 666 new laws to make everyone's life terrible. Do you have people in your life who trigger you and you don't know how to process it? James has tactics and tips and just how to deal with these situations and how to confront those people who trigger you. And we saw Marvel's Shang-Chi and have a spoiler free reaction/review! REFERENCE LINKS: Texas: https://www.themarysue.com/abortion-permitless-gun-carry-more-horrible-texas-laws/ Minority Korner on YouTube:  https://bit.ly/2JsXEuuCONTACT USTwitter: @minoritykornerEmail: minoritykorner@gmail.comIG: @minoritykornerHost/Producer: James Arthur M: TW: @JamesArthur_M, IG: @JamesArthur

Youth Vote Power Young people wield a lot of power when they vote. A whopping 73% of youth who were registered to vote by NextGen turned out to vote. This type of turnout can change the outcome of an election. Because voting is a habit, investing in youth leads to long-lasting change in the electorate. Letting young people know the power they have can make a tremendous difference. Voting Rights and Immigrants The current battle over immigrants is not just about immigration. It is also about race, power, and voting. Purging naturalized citizens, preventing DACA recipients from becoming citizens, and undercounting in the US census are all efforts to enact racist policies and to suppress votes. Keep the Door Open When Cristina first organized undocumented workers in Texas, she was met with hostility from pro-labor unions. Over time, they realized the work she was doing benefited everyone, and are now her allies. Leaving the door open for others to change their mind and work with you is a valuable tool that can yield positive results. FIND OUT MORE: Cristina Tzintzún Ramirez is a civil rights leader and former 2020 U.S. Senate candidate. She has spent the last twenty years taking on some of the most powerful special interests in her home state of Texas, organizing construction workers, immigrant mothers and young voters to build a government and economy that works for all of us. Today, Cristina is the Executive Director of NextGen America, the nation's largest youth voting rights organization. NextGen has registered and mobilized millions of young people to the polls, with the goal of harnessing the power of young people to reshape the political outcomes of our country – not for an election cycle but a generation. Previously, Cristina founded two of Texas' largest voting and civil rights organizations. She founded Jolt, a statewide organization focused on mobilizing the Latino vote, when she was six-months pregnant and in the wake of the 2016 election. Under her leadership, Jolt mobilized tens of thousands of young Latinos and developed some of the nation's most creative strategies to engage young Latinos, like #Poderquince that supports young quinceañeras to use their sweet 15 birthdays as a platform to register and mobilize Latino voters. You can follow her on Twitter @cristinafortx.

The murder trial for defendants Gregory McMichael, Travis McMichael and William “Roddie” Bryan is set to begin in October, but there have been some interesting twists leading up to this point. WABE's Rose Scott talks with Buried Truths host Hank Klibanoff and WABE legal analyst Page Pate to preview the trial and discuss the indictment of former Glynn Co. district attorney Jackie Johnson for obstructing the Ahmaud Arbery case.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

MSNBC's Ari Melber hosts "The Beat" on Wednesday, August 8, and reports on the latest in the probe into the insurrection at the Capitol, the coronavirus, Biden's infrastructure package, climate change and the GOP's recent attacks on voting rights and women's rights. MSNBC's Juanita Tolliver and Senior Adviser to President Biden, Cedric Richmond, join.

This week on “The Learning Curve,” co-hosts Cara Candal and Gerard Robinson talk with Dr. Kate Clifford Larson, a New York Times best-selling biographer of Harriet Tubman and Fannie Lou Hamer. Kate shares why she has written about these historical African-American figures, and how she thinks parents, teachers, and schools can draw on their lives to talk […]

MSNBC's Dr. Jason Johnson fills in for Ari Melber and hosts "The Beat" on Tuesday, September 7, and reports on Texas' new anti-voting law, the GOP's efforts to thwart the investigation into the January 6th riot at the Capitol, the recall of California Gov. Newsom and the death of “The Wire” actor Michael K. Williams. The Nation's Elie Mystal joins.

Clay Jenkinson is once again joined by the author and historian Joseph Ellis for a program of answering listener questions, including one on Jefferson's fascination with the wooly mammoth. The primary discussion centers on voting rights during Jefferson's time and ours. You can order Clay's new book at Amazon, Target, Barnes and Noble, or by contacting your independent bookstore. The Language of Cottonwoods is out now through Koehler Books. Mentioned on this episode: The Cause: The American Revolution and its Discontents, 1773-1783 by Joseph J. Ellis, Repairing Jefferson's America by Clay S Jenkinson, Fears of a Setting Sun: The Disillusionment of America's Founders by Dennis C. Rasmussen Find this episode, along with recommended reading, on the blog. Support the show by joining the 1776 Club or by donating to the Thomas Jefferson Hour, Inc. You can learn more about Clay's cultural tours and retreats at jeffersonhour.com/tours. Check out our new merch. You can find Clay's publications on our website, along with a list of his favorite books on Jefferson, Lewis and Clark, and other topics. Thomas Jefferson is interpreted by Clay S. Jenkinson.

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Tonight on the Last Word: President Biden praises Speaker Pelosi's “masterful” leadership after the House passes the $3.5T spending plan. Also, Biden says the U.S. is on pace to finish evacuations from Afghanistan by August 31. Plus, anti-vax protesters harass Hawaii Lt. Gov. at his home. And the House Select Committee on Jan. 6 seeks some lawmakers' phone records. Rep. Katie Porter, John Heilemann, Norm Ornstein, Dan Berschinski, Hawaii Lt. Gov. Josh Green and. Neal Katyal join Lawrence O'Donnell.

MSNBC's Ari Melber hosts "The Beat" on Tuesday, August 24, and reports on Biden's agenda, the coronavirus, the investigation into the Jan. 6 probe, the withdrawal from Afghanistan and the new heat on Rudy Giuliani. Famed director Oliver Stone and Rep. Adam Schiff join.

DeRay, Kaya, Sam, and De'Ara cover the underreported news of the week, including Josephine Baker, Anthony Wright, Georgia's voter registration rate, and racist school textbooks. DeRay interviews activist Rev. Al Sharpton about March On for Voting Rights. DeRay: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/former-cops-charged-wrongful-conviction_n_6116a25fe4b0f7bc26a545d0 Kaya: http://www.theguardian.com/education/2021/aug/12/right-wing-textbooks-teach-slavery-black-immigration De'Ara: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/22/world/europe/josephine-baker-pantheon-burial.html Sam: https://www.ajc.com/politics/almost-all-eligible-georgians-are-registered-to-vote-data-show/WVN373LTIZAN7IJECDODHRJWLM/ For a transcript of this episode, please visit crooked.com/podsavethepeople Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices