DeRay, Sam, Brittany and Clint talk about the new blue lives matter law in the House and Senate, a steep rise in suicide rates among teens, the Royal Wedding, and more. Ari Melber joins DeRay to talk about Michael Cohen, Giuliani and #muteRKelly, and we have a short update on the SNAP bill from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.

Show Notes:

DeRay:

• The New York Times: The Upshot – Which Poor People Shouldn’t Have to Work for Aid?
• The Washington Post: Michigan’s GOP has a plan to shield some people from Medicaid work requirements. They’re overwhelmingly white.

Brittany:

• Time: More Kids Are Attempting and Thinking About Suicide, According to a New Study
• Suicide Prevention Hotline: 1-800-273-8255

Clint:

• Child Development: Reexamining the Verbal Environments of Children From Different Socioeconomic Backgrounds

Sam:

• The Intercept: CALL CONGRESS’S “BLUE LIVES MATTER” BILLS WHAT THEY ARE: ANOTHER ATTACK ON BLACK LIVES
• Southern Poverty Law Center: Trump’s anti-Muslim words and policies have consequences

Guest – Ari Melber:

• @AriMelber
• @TheBeatWithAri
• Center on Budget and Policy Priorities: House Farm Bill’s SNAP Cuts, Work Requirements Would Hurt Children
• Center on Budget and Policy Priorities: Youtube – Diane Whitmore Schanzenbach on SNAP: Investing in Healthier Futures
• Center on Budget and Policy Priorities: House Farm Bill’s SNAP Cuts, Work Requirements Would Hurt Workers
• Center on Budget and Policy Priorities: Youtube – SNAP Helps Millions of Workers
• Center on Budget and Policy Priorities: Youtube – 4 Ways SNAP Supports Work
• Hands Off Snap
• Center on Budget and Policy Priorities

Sponsors:

• Oatly
• Betterment