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#120: Time to Take Comrade Trump Seriously

#120: Time to Take Comrade Trump Seriously

FromIn The Thick


#120: Time to Take Comrade Trump Seriously

FromIn The Thick

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Length:
40 minutes
Released:
Jul 17, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Julio catches up with all-star guests Raquel Cepeda, filmmaker and author, and Wajahat Ali, TV host and contributor to The New York Times, about all the latest threats to U.S. democracy. They talk about the meeting between Trump and Putin in Helsinki, the rise of the Abolish ICE movement and what might happen with the new SCOTUS nominee. We also find out "Where's Maria?" who was –literally– on the road reporting.    Want to read more?


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Released:
Jul 17, 2018
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Journalists tell you what you’re missing from the mainstream news. Co-hosted by award-winning journalists Maria Hinojosa and Julio Ricardo Varela, IN THE THICK has the conversations about race, identity and politics few people are discussing or want to discuss.