#116: Undermining Our Own Democracy

In The Thick

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News, Politics

4.9 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 19 June 2018

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

The government keeps defending its policy of separating migrant families at the border and the Supreme Court makes a decision that will impact voting rights for the next election. Maria and Julio discuss the latest headlines with In The Thick All Stars, Jamilah King, race and justice reporter with Mother Jones, and Jamil Smith, senior writer with Rolling Stone. Want to read more?

Jamil Smith's Rolling Stone article about the SCOTUS voting rights decision
Jamilah King's Mother Jones article about Lucy McBath, the historic Georgia candidate running in 2018 who you may not have heard about
Laura Bush's LA Times Op-Ed on the zero-tolerance policy that Maria mentions

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0:00.0	This episode of In The Thick is brought to you by Away.
0:03.2	For $20 off a suitcase, visit away travel.com slash In The Thick
0:07.6	and use promo code in the thick during checkout.
0:10.3	The President of the United States is keeping children incarcerated for the
0:17.3	sake of his own political goals and gains.
0:20.1	O' Hey! Whoa, one, play. Yo, what's up?
0:24.0	Welcome to In the Thick.
0:25.0	This is a podcast about politics, race, and culture from a POC perspective.
0:29.0	I'm Maria Nohossa.
0:30.0	And I'm Holly O'Hossa.
0:32.0	And joining us in our Harlem studio isn't in the fake all-star
0:35.8	Jamila King race and justice reporter at Mother Jones
0:38.2	Jamila.
0:38.9	Hello nice to be here.
0:40.4	Nice to have you back and joining us all the way from the other end of the world.
0:46.3	Okay, other end of the country, Los Angeles, another in the thick All-Star Jamil Smith,
0:50.8	senior writer at Rolling Stone magazine.
0:52.6	Welcome back to Meel.
0:54.0	Thank you very much.
0:55.1	It's been too long.
0:55.8	Okay, so we've got these two amazing in the thick all-stars in the house
1:00.0	and we're going to dive into some of the recent headlines.
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