August 23, 2018

EP. 111 — Democracy is Still Here

Civil rights activist DeRay Mckesson (On the Other Side of Freedom) and writer Catie Lazarus (Employee of the Month) join Negin to break down an unprecedented week of news spanning from Michael Cohen’s plea deal to Paul Manafort’s conviction on eight felony counts to Trump’s Twitter reactions. Plus, the panel talks about the EPA’s plan to loosen federal restrictions on coal-fired power plants. Lastly, they have a wide-ranging discussion about the path forward for activism.

This episode is sponsored by Chef Steps (www.chefsteps.com/joule code: FAKE) and Care/of (www.takecareof.comcode: FAKE).

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