In The Thick

The Politics of COVID-19


Listen Later

In this special collaboration with Latino USA, Maria and Julio are joined by Carlos Odio, co-founder of EquisLabs, and Tanzina Vega, award-winning journalist, to talk about the lasting impacts of the coronavirus pandemic on Latino communities across the United States ahead of the 2022 midterms. They get into the immense losses experienced by Black, Indigenous, and Latino communities from COVID-19, and reflect on how the pandemic’s impact on the economy could affect voter turnout.

ITT Staff Picks:

  • A new medical journal study found that life expectancy for California’s Latinos fell six years, more than other populations during the pandemic, reports Jeanne Kuang for CalMatters.

  • David Byler answers the question, “if Democrats fail to make up ground — or lose more — with Latino voters, where would it hurt most?” in this opinion piece for the Washington Post.

  • Democrats should be worried about losing Latino support—and not just in the obvious places, writes Geraldo Cadava, in this piece for the Atlantic.

  • Photo credit: AP Photo/Eduardo Muñoz Alvarez, File

    ...more
    View all episodesView all episodes
    Download on the App Store

    In The ThickBy Futuro Media

    • 4.8
    • 4.8
    • 4.8
    • 4.8
    • 4.8

    4.8

    1,885 ratings


    More shows like In The Thick

    View all
    On the Media by WNYC Studios

    On the Media

    9,166 Listeners

    Latino USA by My Cultura, Futuro and iHeartPodcasts

    Latino USA

    3,748 Listeners

    Alt.Latino by NPR

    Alt.Latino

    672 Listeners

    Here & Now Anytime by WBUR

    Here & Now Anytime

    1,021 Listeners

    Radio Ambulante by My Cultura, Radio Ambulante and iHeartPodcasts

    Radio Ambulante

    4,424 Listeners

    Reveal by The Center for Investigative Reporting and PRX

    Reveal

    8,276 Listeners

    Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts by Slate Podcasts

    Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts

    3,529 Listeners

    The NPR Politics Podcast by NPR

    The NPR Politics Podcast

    25,882 Listeners

    Code Switch by NPR

    Code Switch

    14,548 Listeners

    1A by NPR

    1A

    4,624 Listeners

    It's Been a Minute by NPR

    It's Been a Minute

    8,943 Listeners

    Throughline by NPR

    Throughline

    16,072 Listeners

    The Ezra Klein Show by New York Times Opinion

    The Ezra Klein Show

    15,335 Listeners

    Imperfect Paradise by LAist Studios

    Imperfect Paradise

    535 Listeners

    Assembly Required with Stacey Abrams by Crooked Media

    Assembly Required with Stacey Abrams

    1,561 Listeners