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#384 - June 17, 2018
America's Democrats
English - June 16, 2018 04:12 - 52 minutes - 35.9 MB - ★★★ - 54 ratingsPolitics News News Commentary democratic gop gillibrand political progressives republicans campaign campaigns committee democrat Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Rights Matter. A Supreme Court decision strikes a blow to workers rights. Plus, how denying the right to vote to felons strikes a blow to democracy. And Bill Press talks with Sam Baker from Axios about the GOP’s latest move on Affordable Healthcare and the threat to protections on pre-existing conditions.
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Labor law scholar Alexander Colvin explains why a recent decision on arbitration will have far ranging impact for workers’ rights. Nicole Porter of the Sentencing Project tells us why at least 6 million Americans are denied the right to vote. And Bill Press talks with Sam Baker about what’s coming up next at the Supreme Court and another setback for Affordable Healthcare.
Alexander Colvin
Alexander Colvin is one of the nation’s foremost experts on workplace arbitration. He says that the recent Supreme Court decision to deny the right for employees to engage in class action lawsuits is “backlash on steroids” to the movement for workers rights.
Nicole Porter
Nicole Porter is an advocate for eliminating racial disparities in the criminal justice system. She says the practice of denying felons the right to vote has deep historical roots designed to limit the vote to wealthy and white elites.
Sam Baker
Bill Press talks with Sam Baker of Axios on the latest battle over affordable healthcare that could jeopardize legal protections on pre-existing medical conditions.
Jim Hightower
Could you live on “Psychic Income?”