Part 1:
We talk with Natalia Contreras, who covers election administration and voting access for Votebeat in partnership with The Texas Tribune.
We discuss how many Americans seem not to know how voting works. Some of this is that do not learn this as children, and much of this is the confusion because the mechanics of voting, voting laws, and procedures differ across states. We discuss the issues in Texas, specifically.
Part 2:
We talk with Aaron Rosenthal and Laura Jedeed.
Aaron Rosenthal is the Research Director with North Star Policy Action, a think tank dedicated to improving the lives of working Minnesotans. In this role, he leads the organization's research efforts on issues ranging from building clean energy infrastructure to wage theft.
Laura Jedeedis a freelance journalist who primarily focuses on the American conservative movement. Her bylines include The New Republic, Rolling Stone, and Politico, and you can find her newsletter at BannedInYourState.com
We discuss Trump's pardons. We also discuss the strikes on fishing boats from Venezuela, on the assertion that they are smuggling drugs. We also discuss the attacks by the administration on Somalis, focused on the largest group, in Minnesota. The ICE 'enforcement' actions are designed to terrorize what are perceived as "unsympathetic" groups, be labeling them as undesirable.
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Music: David Rovics