• 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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One of the most contentious issues has been determining the number of the people who died because of Hurricane Maria. Julio traveled to San Juan, Puerto Rico for the anniversary of the tragedy to speak with Omaya Sosa, investigative reporter and co-founder of the Centro de Periodismo Investigativo, the media institution that has been leading the reporting on the death count on the ground for the past year.   ITT Staff Picks

• The Centro de Periodismo Investigativo worked to find the names and stories of more than 200 victims of Maria.
• From CNN, how the number went from 65 to almost 3,000 casualties.
• Lessons on how to cover hurricane Maria, according to Omaya Sosa (published at ICIJ).  For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy  
  

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A year ago, Hurricane Maria destroyed Puerto Rico. The past 12 months have brought disorganized recovery efforts, an estimated thousands of deaths and an island that refuses to let go of its resiliency. In The Thick is dedicating a two-part special series to honor this tragic anniversary. In Part 1, Maria and Julio talk to two Puerto Rican journalists: Arelis Hernández, from The Washington Post, and Bianca Padró Ocasio, from The Orlando Sentinel, who've both been covering the impact of Hurricane Maria. They discuss the aftermath of both climate change and the federal and local politics.  ITT Staff Picks:

• The recent poll from The Washington Post and the Kaiser Foundation about the impact of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico.
• Julio’s latest think piece about Trump's lies around Hurricane Maria's death toll, in NBC News. 
• Bianca's personal essay of her experience watching the hurricane destroy her home from afar, in The Orlando Sentinel.
• Arelis' latest report on the seaside town of Naguabo, Puerto Rico, via The Washington Post. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy  
  

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The #MMIWG (Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls) movement has been gaining momentum in the U.S. and Canada, as Indigenous women call for an end to targeted violence. Maria and Julio speak about this widespread issue with Annita Lucchesi, a Southern Cheyenne cartographer who has built the largest database of missing and murdered Indigenous women, and Jenni Monet, an independent journalist and tribal member of the Pueblo of Laguna.   ITT Staff Picks 

• The Intercept on how politicians are only now starting to pay attention to the missing Indigenous women.
• Annita Lucchesi's work: How a database is tracking the disappeared indigenous women (from Bustle).
• Jenni Monet's article for PBS, linking the women's march and to Indigenous women's rights.
• Check out CBC's Missing and Murdered podcast series, where Indigenous investigative reporter Connie Walker documents the stories of the community. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy  
  

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For this LIVE In The Thick in Los Angeles, Maria sat down with Judy Reyes from Scrubs and Claws, USC professor and author Manuel Pastor, and one of our ITT All-Stars, comedian Cristela Alonzo, to discuss California as a leader in promoting immigrant rights, diversity, and social justice.   ITT Staff Picks

• James Fallows reviews Manuel Pastor's latest book, State of Resistance (NY Times).
• Cristela Alonzo's profile on NPR, from 2012.
• Judy Reyes talks about her character and representing the LGBTQ community in Claws (Hidden Remote).For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy  
  

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Algorithms, social media and technology are increasingly becoming a risk for communities of color. Maria and Julio talk about zeroes and ones with Surya Mattu, researcher with The MIT Center for Civic Media, and Jazmine Ulloa, reporter for the Los Angeles Times.

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• How online trolls are using immigration as political wedge for midterms, Jazmine's latest for the Los Angeles Times.
• Machine bias in the court system, ProPublica's investigation that Surya was a part of
• Meet the activists that are fighting algorithm biases.
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It's another intense week in Washington, D.C., and Maria and Julio are back to break down the latest. They talk about the chaotic Supreme Court confirmation hearings for Brett Kavanaugh, what the end of the Flores Agreement means for minors crossing the border and, of course, the New York Times op-ed on resistance within the White House.   ITT Staff Picks

• Of course, here it is in case you haven't read it already, the NYT's piece "I Am Part of the Resistance Inside the Trump Administration."
• "Whose resistance is it anyway?" asks The Atlantic.
• From Slate: why Kavanaugh should be impeached instead of confirmed.

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