In The Thick

Pipe bombs sent in the mail to journalists and high profile Democrats, the migrant caravan and what this all means for the midterms elections that are rapidly approaching. It's been another intense week and Maria and Julio talk all about it with one of our ITT All-Stars, Terrell Jermaine Starr, senior reporter for The Root.   ITT Staff Picks

• How the caravan became a key piece of Trump's electoral strategy, according to The Independent.
• From Al Jazeera, "Fake news, racism and bombs: Fear and loathing in Trump's America."
• Terrell's Mother Jones article on the future of hacking our elections...and beyond the ballot box!For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy  
  

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We start our ITT midterm elections countdown with a focus on the younger generation. Julio speaks to Sarah Audelo, executive director of the Alliance for Youth Action and two youth organizers that have been organizing in their communities and are raising their voices this election season: Yatziri Tovar, from Make The Road Action, and Gariyana Williams, from YO Save Our Streets.   ITT Staff Picks

• FiveThirtyEight's analysis on the young vote in the Midterm Elections.
• Gen Z activists target youth ahead of midterms with #WhyDoYouVote campaign, from NBC.com.
• Read the We Are Texas report on the young Latino vote in that state, by Jolt.For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy  
  

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After another chaotic week of U.S. politics, Maria and Julio catch up on the latest. They talk about the Central American migrant caravan, Senator Elizabeth Warren's DNA test to prove her Native American heritage and the death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi and the dangers that journalists are facing worldwide.   ITT Staff Picks:   

• Check out the Democracy Now! roundtable with Native American commentators, that Maria and Julio mentioned. 
• Julio's recent article for NBC's Think on the Central American caravan and Trump's response.
• The dangers of being both a woman and a journalist, from The Takeaway.For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy  
  

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We have 12 years left to reverse the effect of climate change, according to the latest report from the United Nations. Maria and Julio talk with Justine Calma from Grist and award-winning writer Meera Subramanian about this new data and the consequences of climate change for communities of color.   ITT Staff Picks

• Which countries are doing well (and which are failing) to control their emissions? From The Washington Post.
• Justine Calma explains the dire situation of communities of color facing climate change (Grist).
• In The New Yorker, Meera tells the story of how dogsleds are changing to adapt to the new climate.For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy  
  

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In the book Enemies in Love, journalist and Columbia University professor Alexis Clark narrates the romance between an African-American nurse and a German prisoner of war during WWII. Maria and Julio talk to Alexis about how the challenges of this era are still relevant today.   ITT Staff Picks

• From the Smithsonian.com: How Black nurses in World War II were relegated to take care of Nazis. 
• Alexis Clark's interview with NPR's Code Switch.
• The two battles that Black soldiers experienced in WWII (from The Conversation).For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy  
  

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Maria and Julio talk about the aftermath of the Kavanaugh SCOTUS confirmation, the rise of a populist in Brazil and the conviction of a Chicago police officer for shooting and killing 17-year-old Laquan McDonald four years ago.   ITT Staff Picks

• An analysis of why many white women didn't believe Dr. Christine Blasey Ford, from Rewire.News.
• This is the tent city built in Texas for the migrant children, from The New York Times.
• From The Chicago Tribune, the story of the father and son who testified as eyewitnesses on the Laquan McDonald case.For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy  
  

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• An analysis of why many white women didn't believe Dr. Christine Blasey Ford, from Rewire.News.
• This is the tent city built in Texas for the migrant children, from The New York Times.
• From The Chicago Tribune, the story of the father and son who testified as eyewitnesses on the Laquan McDonald case.

Maria and Julio talk to In The Thick All-Star Jose Antonio Vargas in this unique, live episode as part of the PEN Out Loud series in New York City. In a very intimate conversation about mental health and the immigrant community, Maria, Julio and Jose Antonio get personal. The live audience also shared their experiences, anxieties and advice. This show was possible thanks to collaboration with PEN America and The Strand bookstore.   ITT Staff Picks

• A researcher explains the mental health toll of undocumented immigrants along the border (from the American Psychological Association's site).
• The New York Times book review of Dear America: Notes of an Undocumented Citizen
• A list of resources to support immigrants and their mental health.

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By confronting Senator Jeff Flake and telling her story of sexual assault, Ana María Archila has become an icon in the midst of the Kavanaugh nomination debate. Maria and Julio talk to Archila about the behind the scenes of her action in Capitol Hill and discuss her next steps.

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• “It was the elevator pitch that altered the trajectory of American history.” Read this op-ed from Philly.com about Maria Gallagher and Archila’s action.
• Here’s Why White Women Are Abandoning the GOP (From The Atlantic).
• Kavanaugh’s former college friend denounces a contradiction in the judge’s testimony. Read the full statement at The New York Times.For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy  
  

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During the nomination process for the next Supreme Court Justice, on Thursday we witnessed courage when Dr. Christine Blasey Ford gave her testimony against Brett Kavanaugh. Maria and Julio reflect on what this moment meant for women and all victims of sexual abuse in the country.   ITT Staff Picks

• Check out this thread of tweets by sociologist Nicole Bedera on adolescent sexual violence.
• From Vox: the Kavanaugh hearing showed how little has changed since Anita Hill.
• The Kavanaugh hearing might mark American voters for decades, according to The Atlantic.

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