Political Gabfest - The "I'm Pregnant, Don't Fire Me!" Edition
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4.5 • 6K Ratings
🗓️ 5 December 2014
⏱️ 53 minutes
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David Plotz, Emily Bazelon, and John Dickerson discuss a grand jury's refusal to indict an NYPD officer in the death of Eric Garner and a Supreme Court case about protections for pregnant workers. They also debate whether Obamacare has hurt the Dems.Show notes at www.slate.com/gabfest.
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| 1:00.6 | Hello and welcome to the Slate Political Gab Fest for December 5th, 2014, the I'm Pregnant Don't Fire Me edition. |
| 1:02.3 | I'm David Plotz of Atlas Obscura in Washington, D.C. |
| 1:05.2 | On today's show, we will consider the latest decision by a grand jury not to indict a white |
| 1:10.1 | cop who killed an innocent |
| 1:11.5 | black man, the Eric Garner case. |
| 1:14.8 | Also, the Supreme Court asked whether an employer can lay off a pregnant woman, or not layoff. |
| 1:21.2 | I guess it's layoff. |
| 1:22.0 | Well, Emily will decide whether it's layoff, exactly what it is. |
| 1:24.7 | Not layoff. |
| 1:25.4 | Not layoff. |
| 1:26.7 | And then, was Obamacare a form of political suicide for the Democratic Party, annoying white |
| 1:33.5 | middle class voters in order to help poor minority non-voters? |
| 1:37.6 | That's the case that Chuck Schumer has essentially been making. |
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