March 13, 2019
Pod Save The World
Brexit and is Dick Cheney good now? (no)
In This Episode
First, Tommy and Ben talk about the ongoing Brexit disaster, Dick Cheney’s surprisingly accurate criticisms of Trump’s foreign policy, the rollback of Obama-era rules about disclosing civilian casualties, and important updates from Venezuela. Then, Tommy talks with immigration and human rights activist Enrique Morones about his work on the US-Mexico border.
Show Notes:
- New York Times: U.S. Tracked Activists and Journalists as Migrant Caravans Headed to the Border
- Reuters: U.S. officials track migrant caravan activists, journalists
- Daily Beast: Report: Trump Administration Created ‘Database’ of Caravan Journos, Lawyers, and Activists to Track
- Los Angeles Times: The U.S. tracked border activists, journalists and attorneys. Is it legal?
- The Intercept: JOURNALISTS, LAWYERS, AND ACTIVISTS WORKING ON THE BORDER FACE COORDINATED HARASSMENT FROM U.S. AND MEXICAN AUTHORITIES
- Cornell Latino Studies Program: A conversation with Enrique Morones, Founder and Director of Border Angels
- USA Today: Homeland Security focuses on border security — not processing asylum applications from migrant caravan
- Washington Post: Activists making ‘water drops’ for migrants near border say government intimidation is rising