Protest & Politics (with Cori Bush)

Stay Tuned with Preet

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Politics, Government, Society & Culture, News

4.8 • 32.4K Ratings

🗓️ 17 March 2022

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Summary

Rep. Cori Bush’s unusual path to Congress has included working as a pastor, a nurse, a teacher, and a Black Lives Matter activist in Ferguson, Missouri. Preet speaks with Bush about how her experiences have informed her politics, her fight to extend the eviction moratorium, and her defense of defunding the police. Plus, has President Biden spoken with AG Merrick Garland about the Trump investigation? And, who — of all the people in the world — does Preet most want to trade places with? In the Insider bonus, Rep. Bush discusses why she voted against the bipartisan infrastructure bill and the politics of compromise. To listen, try the membership for just $1 for one month: cafe.com/insider For show notes and a transcript of the episode, head to: https://cafe.com/stay-tuned/protest-politics-with-cori-bush/ Join us live in NYC on March 31! Tickets to the Stay Tuned live show featuring actor, director, producer and U.N. Refugee Goodwill Ambassador Ben Stiller, and former world chess champion and Russia analyst Garry Kasparov, are available at cafe.com/events. Listen/watch the latest edition of Office Hours, “Rap Music On Trial”: cafe.com/office-hours Tweet your questions to @PreetBharara with hashtag #askpreet, email us at staytuned@cafe.com, or call 669-247-7338 to leave a voicemail. Stay Tuned with Preet is brought to you by CAFE and the Vox Media Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	From Cafe and the Vox Media Podcast Network, welcome to Stay Tuned.
0:06.0	I'm Pete Barara.
0:08.0	We have to take the time to look at each person and just add mercy.
0:16.0	Like this country is such a merciless place.
0:20.0	It's unbelievable to me how we expect peace and harmony and justice and liberty
0:26.0	for certain people but then others don't get the same respect.
0:35.0	That's Representative Corey Bush.
0:37.0	She's a Democratic Congresswoman representing Missouri's first district which encompasses St. Louis.
0:42.0	Her path to DC was one of activism.
0:46.0	She helped organize the Black Lives Matter protests in Ferguson following the police shooting of Michael Brown in 2014.
0:52.0	Before entering politics, Bush was a registered nurse and a pastor.
0:57.0	In 2020, she unceded a 10-term incumbent in the Democratic primary.
1:02.0	In Congress, she's quickly become a prominent progressive voice.
1:06.0	She received national attention when she slept on the Capitol steps to fight for an extension of the eviction moratorium.
1:13.0	It's an issue that's personal for Bush.
1:15.0	Years earlier, after being evicted from her home as a young mother,
1:19.0	she spent months living out of a Ford Explorer.
1:22.0	We talk about her unique path to Congress and how it's informed her approach to politics.
1:27.0	We also have a candid conversation about policing in America.
1:31.0	That's coming up. Stay tuned.
1:39.0	Support for this podcast comes from Regeneron.
1:42.0	Regeneron is a leading biotechnology company that invents life-transforming medicines for people with serious diseases.
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