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Pramila Jayapal, from Banker to Organizer, plus Eric Foner on the Right to Vote

Pramila Jayapal, from Banker to Organizer, plus Eric Foner on the Right to Vote

FromThe Nation Podcasts


Pramila Jayapal, from Banker to Organizer, plus Eric Foner on the Right to Vote

FromThe Nation Podcasts

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Length:
32 minutes
Released:
Aug 3, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Pramila Jayapal is head of the Congressional Progressive Caucus and represents Seattle in the House. She will explain how, as a young immigrant from India, she went from being an investment banker to a lifelong organizer. Her book, “Use the Power You Have: A Brown Woman's Guide to Politics and Political Change,” is out now.Also historian Eric Foner talks about about voting rights and voter suppression, about who gets to be a citizen, the rights of undocumented immigrants, and about the roots of mass incarceration -- --they all relate to the 13th, 14th and 15th Amendments, part of the country’s attempt to redefine citizenship after the end of slavery. His book, “The Second Founding: How the Civil War and Reconstruction Remade the Constitution,” is out now in paperback.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Released:
Aug 3, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

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