Pod Save the People

We're back! This week DeRay, Brittany, and Clint discuss IRS cheats, drug price increases, and the heartbreaking legacy of January 1 for enslaved people in the US. Then, DeRay sits down with three CEOs from various countrywide organizations within the Teach For All Organization. DeRay is joined by James Kassaga Arinaitwe from Teach for Uganda, Daniel Dotse, from Lead for Ghana, and Folawe Omikunle from Teach for Nigeria. https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2020/01/03/irs-reforms-free-file-program-can-now-compete-turbotax-h-r-block/2802945001/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/joshuacohen/2020/01/04/annual-ritual-of-drug-price-increases-to-get-more-political-scrutiny-in-2020/#6b0e30121852 https://time.com/5750833/new-years-day-slavery-history/ https://www.grove.co/welcome/swaps-hiw/?offer=savethepeoplepod20swaps&utm_medium=podcast&utm_source=or&utm_campaign=acq-podsavethepeople&utm_term=podsavethepeople&utm_content=2675 https://www.thegreatcoursesplus.com/so-free-month?utm_source=Audio&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_campaign=1000140

This week we've got two interviews: The first is with DA Rachael Rollins, who is the first woman to hold the office of Suffolk County D.A. and the first woman of color to serve as a Massachusetts D.A. Then, DeRay chats with the creative team (and one of the subjects) from the Ken Burns produced PBS docuseries College Behind Bars. Lynn Novick, director Sarah Botstein, producer Jule Hall, BPI alum Now streaming at www.pbs.org/collegebehindbars

DeRay, Brittany, Clint, and Sam discuss how an IRS notice saved 700 lives, death penalty repeal, Kentucky's voter rolls, and UNC's Silent Sam problem. DeRay talks to Mondaire Jones, who is running to be the first black and openly gay Congressman. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/10/upshot/irs-letter-health-insurance-fine-study.html#click=https://t.co/JFuWkzTTaY https://www.cnn.com/2019/12/07/opinions/unc-sons-of-confederate-veterans-silent-sam-cox/index.html https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/dec/12/kentucky-ex-felons-vote-democratic-governor-andy-beshear https://theintercept.com/2019/12/03/death-penalty-abolition/ https://burrow.com/PEOPLE Babbel.com, promo code PEOPLE

DeRay, Brittany, Clint, and Sam discuss California's police policies, high interest loans, food safety risks, and how McKinsey helped the Trump administration. DeRay talks to DeNora Getachew from Generation Citizen. https://thehill.com/opinion/energy-environment/461774-risking-food-safety-usda-plans-to-let-slaughterhouses-self-police https://www.propublica.org/article/they-loan-you-money-then-they-get-a-warrant-for-your-arrest https://twitter.com/samswey/status/1202723007942340609?s=21 https://www.propublica.org/article/how-mckinsey-helped-the-trump-administration-implement-its-immigration-policies https://quip.com/SaveThePeople Casper.com/DERAY100, use DeRay 100 at Checkout Babbel.com, promo code PEOPLE

DeRay, Brittany, Clint, and Sam discuss the hidden history of slavery in the North, alien encouragement provisions, misguigded magistrates, and Iraqi protests. DeRay talks to author Nic Stone about her book "Dear Martin" and her flurry of new releases that aim to influence a younger generation's understanding of racism and fantastical visions of processing the past.  https://www.propublica.org/article/these-judges-can-have-less-training-than-barbers-but-still-decide-thousands-of-cases-each-year https://www.vox.com/2019/10/9/20903541/trump-proclamation-legal-immigration-health-insurance https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/iraqi-prime-minister-says-he-will-resign-statement https://www.nytimes.com/1991/10/09/nyregion/dig-unearths-early-black-burial-ground.html https://www.upstart.com/personal-loans?podcast=PEOPLE&utm_campaign=PEOPLE&utm_source=podcast https://bombas.com/pages/people?utm_source=people&utm_medium=podcast Babbel.com promo code People

DeRay, Brittany, Clint, and Sam discuss WeWork's collapse, refugee resettlement, real estate investigations, and ballot organization lawsuits. DeRay talks to author and historian Ibram X. Kendi about what it means to be an Anti-Racist. https://qz.com/1741113/no-refugees-were-resettled-in-the-us-in-october-2019/ https://mashable.com/article/wework-2400-layoffs/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/democrats-sue-three-battleground-states-over-law-that-gop-candidates-names-be-listed-first-on-ballot/2019/11/01/b62c8f44-fcc0-11e9-8906-ab6b60de9124_story.html https://projects.newsday.com/long-island/real-estate-agents-investigation/

DeRay, Brittany, Clint, and Sam discuss Brooklyn's attempt to integrate middle schools, the psychology of inequality, partisan District Attorney problems, and Trump's EPA lighting the planet on fire. Then, DeRay chats with Randi Weingarten, the leader of the American Federation of Teachers, regarding union fights facing the nation. https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/01/15/the-psychology-of-inequality https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2019/11/15/what-happened-when-brooklyn-tried-integrate-its-middle-schools/?arc404=true https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3243162 http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/11/trumps-unpopular-epa-agenda-could-cost-him-in-2020.html https://www.getquip.com/affiliate?affiliate=crooked&utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=sponsor&utm_campaign=pod_save_the_people https://burrow.com/PEOPLE https://www.policygenius.com/ https://secure.actblue.com/donate/vsafairfight?refcode=VSA We Live Here, wherever you get your podcasts

DeRay, Brittany, Clint, and Sam discuss Twitter banning political ads, Harvard's reparations, Native peoples' adoption opportunities, and the oppressive National Vetting Center just created by the Trump administration. DeRay talks to Ambassador Susan Rice about her new book "Tough Love" and her work in both the Clinton and Obama administrations. https://www.propublica.org/article/border-agents-can-now-get-classified-intelligence-information-experts-call-that-dangerous https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2019/11/09/tribal-families-get-priority-native-american-adoptions-an-appeals-court-will-decide-whether-thats-fair/ https://www.theverge.com/2019/10/30/20940587/twitter-political-ad-ban-election-2020-jack-dorsey-facebook https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/11/06/harvard-law-school-antigua-barbados-reparations/#click=https://t.co/TlexwkTN7M https://www.grove.co/welcome/mmcdcad-hiw/?offer=savethepeoplepod19&utm_medium=podcast&utm_source=or&utm_campaign=acq-savethepeople&utm_term=savethepeople&utm_content=2770

DeRay, Brittany, Clint, and Sam discuss college admissions, standardized testing, NCAA student athletes, and diversity in the suburbs. DeRay talks to actress Kerry Washington about her work on Netflix's "American Son". Then, DeRay and presidential candidate Julián Castro chat by phone briefly to discuss Castro's police reform plan. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/25/us/democrats-republicans-suburbs.html?smid=tw-nytnational&smtyp=cur https://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/a-civil-rights-challenge-to-testing-joins-the-college-admissions-battle https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2019-08-27/what-if-everyone-applied-to-college https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/10/ncaa-had-cut-student-athletes-better-deal/601036/ https://www.upstart.com/People

Deray, Brittany, Clint, and Sam discuss how Facebook bought a police force, cell phones driving the fall of crime rates in the 90s, the destruction of Central Park communities, and Historically Black Colleges. DeRay talks to Ramesh Srinivasan about his new book Beyond The Valley and the intersection between technology and political bias. https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2019/05/how-mobile-phones-could-have-changed-the-drug-game/590503/ https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/20/arts/lyons-seneca-village-monument.html https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/d3akm7/how-facebook-bought-a-police-force https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/21/opinion/hbcu-college.html https://simplisafe.com/people https://www.getquip.com/affiliate?affiliate=crooked&utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=sponsor&utm_campaign=pod_save_the_people https://casper.com/?coupon_code=deray100&coupon_code_amount=100&cvo_placement=landingpage&cvosrc=podcast.podcast.deray100&partner_hero_name=Pod+Save+the+People&partner_hero_type=listener&promo_code=deray100&promo_type=standard&utm_campaign=deray100&utm_medium=podcast&utm_source=podcast https://harrietfilmtickets.com/

Deray, Brittany, Clint, and Sam discuss Puerto Rico's indefinitely delayed financial relief, environmental effects of urban living, genetic mutations worth testing for, and the LAPD's use of undue force against the homeless. DeRay talks to Alphonso David, who is the first person of color to lead the Human Rights Campaign. https://e360.yale.edu/features/can-we-turn-down-the-temperature-on-urban-heat-islands https://www.newsweek.com/puerto-rico-access-billions-disaster-relief-delayed-hud-violating-law-1466099 https://laist.com/2019/03/12/lapd_homeless_report_force_citation.php https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/16/opinion/beyonce-father-breast-cancer.html?smid=tw-nytopinion&smtyp=cur https://www.grove.co/s/springmeyers?offer=savethepeoplepod19&utm_medium=podcast&utm_source=or&utm_campaign=acq-savethepeople&utm_term=savethepeople&utm_content=2770 https://bombas.com/pages/people?utm_source=people&utm_medium=podcast https://harrietfilmtickets.com/ BollandBranch.com, promo code PEOPLE

Deray, Brittany, Clint, and Sam discuss the effect of incarcerated family members on children, the transgender Supreme Court battle, Baltimore's mass sweep of illegal convictions, and the trap-release-trap process of avoiding medical bills for inmates. DeRay talks to Ashlee Marie Preston about Trans-representation and what the media is doing wrong across the board. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2019-09-young-adults-exposed-incarceration-children.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/10/06/im-transgender-attorney-fighting-my-community-will-that-make-difference-supreme-court/ https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/crime/bs-md-ci-cr-mosby-drops-cases-20191004-xzeplbzxovcwtb7gr4bh74e2ha-story.html https://www.propublica.org/article/these-sheriffs-release-sick-inmates-to-avoid-paying-their-hospital-bills https://simplisafe.com/people https://burrow.com/PEOPLE https://www.harrietfilmtickets.com/ Ear Hustle; wherever you get your podcasts

DeRay talks to Krista Tippett about the On Being Project that explores spiritual equity and the art of living. The News Crew will be back together next week. SimpliSafe.com/PEOPLE GETQUIP.com/SAVETHEPEOPLE Casper.com/DERAY100 and use DERAY100 at checkout Buffy.co. with code PST The 57 Bus by Dashka Slater is available wherever books are sold.

DeRay, Brittany, Clint and Sam discuss the racial disparity in student debt, remaking the charity system, mandatory minimums hiding police misconduct, and Trump cutting 500,000 student lunches for cruelty's sake. DeRay talks to residents and corrections officers at the Young Men Emerging unit in the D.C. Department of Corrections about policing. https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/trump-administration-rule-could-end-free-school-lunches-for-about-500000-children/2019/09/24/4c488f66-def1-11e9-8dc8-498eabc129a0_story.html https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2019/9/20/20856818/wealth-tax-emmanuel-saez-gabriel-zucman-bill-gates-charity https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/25/opinion/mandatory-minimum-sentencing.html https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/25/opinion/mandatory-minimum-sentencing.html https://www.getquip.com/affiliate?affiliate=crooked&utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=sponsor&utm_campaign=pod_save_the_people https://simplisafe.com/people https://crooked.com/podcast-series/america-dissected/

DeRay, Brittany, Clint and Sam discuss D.C. statehood, Baltimore's refusal to internally review their police department, a recently unearthed secret plan to circumvent Brown vs. Board of Education in Texas, and why South Dakota (of all places) leads the nation in jail admissions. Stephanie Wittels Wachs, host of the new podcast, "Last Day," and co-founder of Lemonada Media, and Ithaca's Mayor Svante Myrick, join DeRay to talk about America's opioid crisis. https://www.baltimoresun.com/politics/bs-md-pol-harrison-gttf-20190917-gh2um4wjcnfvfippwyh3prti6u-story.html https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/09/how-ut-used-standardized-testing-to-slow-integration/597814/ https://theappeal.org/south-dakota-leads-nation-on-jail-admissions-new-report-finds/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/ https://simplisafe.com/people DailyHarvest.com, promo code PEOPLE The 57 Bus, Wherever books are sold