May 05, 2020
Pod Save The People
You Need Everyone (with Mike Schmidt)
In This Episode
This week, DeRay, Sam, Brittany, and Clint discuss food stamp limitations, racial disparities in coronavirus deaths, Missouri prosecutors, and the imprisonment of housing insecure people in St. Louis. Then, DeRay sits down with Mike Schmidt, who is currently running to become the next district attorney of Portland.
Show links
NYT – For Most Food Stamp Users, Online Shopping Isn’t an Option
St Louis Post-Dispatch – Messenger: Simple ordinance violation lands homeless St. Louis man in workhouse for months
Boston Review – COVID-19 and the Color Line
The St. Louis American – Senate bill would disempower elected prosecutor, disenfranchise St. Louis voters
