The Justice Gap (with Joe Kennedy III)

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News, Society & Culture, Politics, Government

4.8 • 32.4K Ratings

🗓️ 28 July 2022

⏱️ 73 minutes

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Summary

Joe Kennedy III is a former member of Congress from Massachusetts. Since leaving the House in 2021 following his unsuccessful primary challenge to incumbent Senator Ed Markey, Kennedy has been focused on supporting grassroots political organizing. He’s also heavily involved in the Legal Services Corporation, which funds civil legal assistance to low-income Americans. Preet spoke with Kennedy about the LSC’s new report on the “Justice Gap,” the cost of public service, and the blessings and baggage of growing up a Kennedy. Plus, Preet breaks down the bombshell report that DOJ is investigating Trump’s actions related to January 6th, and Steve Bannon’s conviction on charges of contempt of Congress. In the bonus for CAFE Insiders, Kennedy discusses his harrowing experience on his first day in Professor Elizabeth Warren’s Harvard Law School class. 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/the-justice-gap-with-joe-kennedy-iii/ 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	My family members, I think, believed in the promise of this country
0:13.0	understood that we were far from a perfect place,
0:16.0	but also believed in the promise of what we could be if we set our minds to it.
0:25.0	That's Joe Kennedy III.
0:27.0	Like earlier generations of his famous family,
0:30.0	Kennedy represented Massachusetts in the United States Congress.
0:33.0	He left the House in 2021 after losing his primary challenge to incumbent Democratic Senator Ed Markey.
0:40.0	Kennedy has dedicated much of his career both in Congress and now as a private citizen to fighting poverty.
0:46.0	He's especially focused on providing civil legal assistance to low-income Americans,
0:51.0	and he's involved with an organization, the Legal Services Corporation,
0:54.0	that tries to do exactly that.
0:57.0	I spoke with Kennedy about the work of the LSC and its new report on the legal needs of low-income Americans,
1:02.0	but we also had a wide-ranging discussion about a topic that is often associated with the Kennedy family, public service.
1:10.0	At times, the conversation got personal, about the sacrifices involved in running for public office,
1:16.0	and about the baggage and blessings of growing up a Kennedy.
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