#72: Will the Real Democrats Please Stand Up?
In The Thick
Futuro Media
4.9 • 1.9K Ratings
🗓️ 25 July 2017
⏱️ 28 minutes
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Summary
Under the Trump presidency, the Democrats have found themselves in a moment of truth. Will they embrace the populist wing led by Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren? Or will they finally begin to represent their true, core base—communities of color?
Hosts Maria Hinojosa and Julio Ricardo Varela lead a discussion on this and more with journalist Jane Coaston, and Vanessa Williams, staff writer for The Washington Post.
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| 0:00.0 | This episode of The Thethick is brought to you by the two-party system. Why have any more parties when the ones you've got are doing such a great job? |
| 0:09.3 | A $15 minimum wage will benefit you if you can get a job. |
| 0:13.6 | If you're denied a job because you know you're black, |
| 0:16.8 | you know, it kind of doesn't matter. |
| 0:18.0 | O' |
| 0:21.0 | Hey, welcome to In The Thick, a podcast about politics, race, and culture from a POC perspective. |
| 0:26.5 | I'm Maria Inohosa. |
| 0:28.0 | And I'm Julio Rico Guarella. |
| 0:29.5 | And joining us from Washington, D.C., a returning in the thick guest, Jane Coastin, who is a political |
| 0:36.0 | reporter and an independent writer who publishes in places like the New York Times. |
| 0:39.7 | Welcome back, Jane. |
| 0:40.8 | Thank you for having me. |
| 0:42.0 | I'm so excited to be back. |
| 0:43.0 | Thank you. |
| 0:44.0 | And also in DC is Vanessa Williams, who's a staff writer for the Washington Post. |
| 0:48.0 | Hey Vanessa. |
| 0:49.0 | Hey there, how are you? |
| 0:50.0 | Good. |
| 0:51.0 | All right, so we are going to start the week with a recent report from the Washington Post that claimed |
| 0:56.4 | President Donald Trump is looking into potentially, possibly pardoning himself, or his aides, or his family members, or all of the above, |
| 1:06.0 | and that Trump is also considering firing Robert Mueller, who is leading the investigation into obstruction of justice and the Russia probe. |
| 1:14.8 | So ladies, did this surprise you? |
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