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As protests continue calling attention to the humanitarian crises in Cuba, the Cuban government upped its police presence on the island and blocked internet access to stifle anti-government efforts. Dan Restrepo, senior fellow at the Center for American Progress, joins American Voices with Alicia Menendez to explain the techniques used by Cuba to oppress its people amid calls to end the communist regime and discusses the best ways the U.S. Government and allies can work together to help Cubans. July 19, 2021
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Texas state Democrats have been in Washington, D.C. for a week, risking arrest back home to fight for their constituents’ right to vote. Alicia Menendez, host of “American Voices,” sits down with two of them as they prepare to embark on a week of action to nationalize the voting rights conversation. They discuss what they’ve heard from lawmakers over the past week, and what they plan to do in the week to come. July 19, 2021
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An excerpt released by the Washington post from the new book “I Alone Can Fix It: Donald J. Trump’s Catastrophic Final Year” sheds new light on Donald Trump’s final days as president and those around him who enable the “Big Lie.” New York Times Columnist Michelle Goldberg and Meghan Milloy, Founder & Executive Director of Republican Women for Progress joined American Voices with Alicia Menendez to discuss Trump’s hold on the GOP.July 18, 2021
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Texas House Democrats have now been in Washington, D.C. for six days in order to prevent a quorum in the statehouse and keep Republicans from passing restrictive voting laws back home. But they’re running out of time. Two of these lawmakers join American Voices with Alicia Menendez, to talk about what they expect to gain from their trip to the nation’s capital, and about new reports that several of their colleagues have developed breakthrough covid.July 18, 2021
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Cubans and Americans protesting in solidarity are entering their second week calling attention to the need for basic necessities for Cubans and demanding an end to the communist regime. Amalia Dache, Associate Professor for the Graduate School of Education at the University of Pennsylvania, joins American Voices with Alicia Menendez to discuss the humanitarian crises fueling the movement and explains why this moment is different from the past.July 18, 2021
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