Trump’s New Assault on Mail-In Voting

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5
PROGRAM #11228 12:00 PM PT

Trump’s New Assault on Mail-In Voting. 

The White House has asked the Supreme Court to allow restrictions on mail-in voting before the midterm elections. The order instructs the Postal Service to limit ballot delivery in states that don’t hand over their voter rolls, and threatens to withhold federal funds from those that don’t comply. What restrictions is Trump seeking? What are the arguments in this legal battle? What would the practical impact be on access to voting? Who would be hit hardest? And how can people start protecting their right to vote by mail?

Guest: Ricardo Rauseo Landa, National Press Secretary, Somos Votantes, New York, NY.

Generation Z Faces the Ballot Box. Young Californians ages 18 to 30 are trapped in an economic crisis marked by soaring costs of living, stagnant wages, and shrinking opportunities as corporations pile up profits. A recent poll reveals they are fed up and are demanding a political system that works for them and holds corporations accountable. What are the priorities of this voting-age generation? What do they want from elected officials? How do they think the state needs to change? And what is keeping them from full civic participation?

Guest: Sofia Sanchez, Spokesperson, Power California , Fresno, CA.

For Universal Child Care. At a critical moment when child care has become one of the greatest sources of financial and emotional stress for families — and as the Trump administration continues to reshape federal child care programs — hundreds of activists and service providers gathered in Chicago to launch the Campaign for Universal Child Care, following their “A Day Without Child Care” event in May. Leaders discuss their plans.

Guest: Lorella Praeli, Co-President, Community Change Action, New York, NY.

Photo: L.A. County Registrar-Recorder/Facebook

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