Amy Coney Barrett; Bolivian Elections

We weigh in on the Amy Coney Barrett confirmation hearings with Party for Socialism and Liberation activist Kaleigh Cook and talk about what ACB’s appointment means for labor issues, reproductive justice and LGBTQ+ rights. We discuss the corporate and evangelical interests that have made recent judicial appointments possible and ask: Is the Supreme Court really the “neutral” and “democratic” institution that we’ve been taught to believe? Does it actually represent and protect the interests of the American people? Who has really been the driving force behind victories such as Roe v. Wade: masses of people in the streets, or 9 unelected individuals?Next, the WFB team is joined by journalist Zoe Pepper Cunningham, who provides on-the-ground coverage of the Bolivian election this Sunday. While the previous government, led by the Movement for Socialism (MAS) party, had implemented policies to uplift and protect women and indigenous communities, the present right-wing of the Bolivian government seeks to roll these progressive policies back. Zoe walks us through why Sunday’s election is so crucial, the voter suppression the Bolivian people are facing, and how the US-backed right-wing coup threatens indigenous populations and women in Bolivia.