Policy & Racism in the Trump Era

from Velshi · host Ali Velshi, Elie Mystal, Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, Ben Rhodes, Prof. Kimberlé Crenshaw, Ellen Blain, Ana Marie Cox, Michael Shure, Ari Berman, Cornell Belcher, Edwidge Danticat

The Trump administration has been particularly effective at treating racism as policy; civil rights advocate and law professor Kimberlé Crenshaw discusses her new memoir “Backtalker;” Ellen Blaine, Maurene Comey's attorney discusses her client’s lawsuit against Trump's Department of Justice over her abrupt firing; a former U.S. marine and fire captain pulls off a major Democratic win in Michigan, a potential bellwether for upcoming midterms To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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Columbia & UCLA law professor and author of “Backtalker” Kimberlé Crenshaw; the attorney representing Maurene Comey Ellen Blain; longtime political journalist Michael Shure

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