Unprecedented war in democracy. Now going to be aided and abetted by at least two democratic senators, joe manchin of West Virginia announced he will be voting against a democrats sweeping reform bill known as for the people act. In an oped in the charleston mail the Conservative Democrat writes, quote, the right to vote is fundamental against our democracy and it should not be against policy or politics least of all. It should never be done in a partisan manner. The problem, its already been done in a partisan manner. Its been done. At least 14 states have enacted new republican laws this year, placing restrictions on the casting of ballocht ts. Out of 389 bills as of midmay in 48 states, which basically means joe manchin thinks voting is fundamental. He says voting is fundamental but doesnt want to do what needs to be done to save it. He writes further, quote, whether it is state laws that seek to needlessly restrict voting or politicians who need to restrict our elections, policy ma
Chauvin murder trial. What George Floyds brother is saying in this emotional wait. If a black man cant get justice for this, what can a black man get justice for . Cities on high alert. National guard deployed in multiple states ahead of the jurys decision. Minnesotas governor declaring a State Of Emergency as the judge makes a warning about potential grounds for a future appeal. Im kris jansing. Shaquille brewster, gabe gutierrez, and a few legal experts that know that area like the back of their hantts. So much to talk about. Walk us through what were waiting through, what happens now, for example the basics. How do we learn if the jury reaches a decision or if issues come up during deliberations . We just entered our six in this trial of Derek Chauvin. The court said they will notify us when they begin. They will notify was when there is a jury. And there is four reporters that will go in if there is any problem or question that the jury brings back to the question. We go behind the
Latino newsletter. Im russell, the race and justice reporter for axials. Coming at you from new mexico. Thank you, bank of america for making these connotations possible paired welcome to our audience and facebook, youtube, linkedin, twitter and of course, axial stock conquered during the conversation today on twitter at axials events. Onover the next 30 minutes we wl unpack the launch of the newsletter covering the Latino Community in the americas from voting to Political Representation to culture and demographic shifts. Our first guest is activist and founder and president of the foundation. Welcome to axioss. Thank you for inviting me. Before we get started in discussing our u. S. Latino population next month you will turn 91 years young after all these years why do you stay active, why not go to a beach and relax . What keeps you going . Well, we know we have a lot of work to do especially right now in a country where we have seen so much violence against people of color and of thi
This event. Our constitutions founding failures when it comes to race and inequality in this country. Like all things that matter in the lives of americans, the courts have a tremendous impact. With a now deeply conservative federal bench we face the growing proliferation of state laws that restrict access to the ballot box and seek to rollback reproductive rights. Calls for reforming both the Supreme Court and lower courts have grown in number. Many of the reform proposals are promising. We at acs want to make sure we left those up and have them thoroughly considered. We know something has to be done soon. But what is possible in the current Political Climate . We are grateful to have our esteemed panelist with us today to share their insight on this question. We encourage you to follow acs on social media, including art ted twitter. You can also find us online at acslaw. Org. It is my pleasure to introduce our moderator genta dairy jen. She is a Senior Editor for Huffington Post wher
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