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Protecting Voting Rights with Eric Holder

Protecting Voting Rights with Eric Holder

FromWhy Is This Happening? The Chris Hayes Podcast


Protecting Voting Rights with Eric Holder

FromWhy Is This Happening? The Chris Hayes Podcast

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Length:
44 minutes
Released:
Feb 20, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

The Department of Justice, created in 1870, was initially formed in part to enforce Reconstruction era laws aimed at ensuring voting rights for formerly enslaved people. Yet, nearly 150 years later, voting access is still under attack. Eric Holder made history as the first black U.S. Attorney General, serving in the Obama administration. Holder now serves as the chairman of the National Democratic Redistricting Committee, which focuses on fighting back against gerrymandering to achieve fair maps. He joins WITHpod to discuss the fight for voting rights, growing redistricting concerns nationwide and how concerned he is about the possibility of former president Donald Trump being reelected.
Released:
Feb 20, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

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Every week Chris Hayes asks the big questions that keep him up at night. How do we make sense of this unprecedented moment in world history? Why is this (all) happening? This podcast starts to answer these questions. Writers, experts, and thinkers who are also trying to get to the bottom of them join Chris to break it all down and help him get a better night’s rest. “Why is this Happening?” is presented by MSNBC and NBCNews Think.