Evening Roundup, October 27
Featuring: Tim Dickinson; Anderson Clayton with Jen Rubin; Dan Koh; "Offsides" with Pablo Torre; Carron J. Phillips; Janai Nelson with April Ryan; Austin Sarat; and the "Talking Feds" podcast
The Border Isn’t Where You Think It Is
The Trump administration’s “Operation Midway Blitz” has been conducting shock-and-awe operations against immigrants in the streets of Chicago. And the tip of the spear has been an arm of Customs and Border Protection — the Border Patrol.
The South is Suffering: Anderson Clayton on North Carolina Redistricting, SNAP cCuts, and Republican Apathy
Americans are out of work, missing paychecks, deprived of essential social services, and relying on the capacity of food banks to get by while the government stays closed. And yet, during this time of strife, Republicans continue their crusade against equal representation and for unfair, rigged elections.
Flying blind economically, thanks to the shutdown
On Nov. 7, America will likely wake up to yet another month without a jobs report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The federal shutdown has silenced the agency responsible for the most basic economic truth-telling we have. Independent statistics—the foundation for how we measure growth, employment, and wages—are being withheld. …
Offsides with Pablo Torre: Scandals, Series, and Studies in Losing in the World of Sports
If it’s Monday, it must be Pablo Torre!
The Blue Jays and the Dodgers have begun their battle for the World Series title, the NBA has been swept up in gambling scandal, and Bill Belichick has every Tar Heel covering their face in shame. Watch this week’s episode of "Offsides" to get the inside scoop it all.
The NBA is the reason why the NBA is dealing with a gambling scandal — again
By Carron J. Phillips
Once sports betting became legal, it was only a matter of time before this happened.
Janai Nelson is Fighting for Our Rights: The Tea w/ April Ryan
The legitimacy of the court system hangs by a thread. If the Voting Rights Act is axed by the Supreme Court, it will set off a wave of destruction within American society — particularly for Black Americans.
Trump is too much of a narcissist to call off elections
Midterm elections in the United States have often been dull affairs. They lack the galvanizing focus on presidential contests where attention is generally fixed on a two-person contest.
The Costs of Chaos
A trio of superb economic analysts— Paul Krugman, Stephanie Ruhl, and Justin Wolfers—join Harry to break down how Trump is reshaping the U.S. economy. They weigh in on how long the shutdown can go on without major economic consequences, where tariffs are beginning to bite, and the future shape of the AI spike...
Venezuela has captured a group of alleged mercenaries with ties to the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency and accused Washington and Trinidad and Tobago of coordinating military exercises intended to provoke an armed confrontation in the Caribbean.
Read more at: https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/world/americas/venezuela/article312660489.html#storylink=cpy
How about some attention to the 200,000 Midwest farmers who have filed for bankruptcy since Trump 2 arrived? How about the Tether shortfall and the Trump bailout of Argentina are related to Trump's crytocurrency holdings?