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Is American Democracy Secure for the Next Generation?

Less than a year before the 2022 midterm elections in the U.S., President Biden has come out in favor of suspending the filibuster to protect voting rights. This comes after a push by Republicans for an array of new proposals that critics say will disproportionately impact voters of color. Ted Johnson joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss the deadly peril of racism threatening American democracy.

Is American Democracy Secure for the Next Generation?

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    Former U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta joins the show. History professor Christopher Bellitto on the selection of the new pope. Margaret MacMillan, a historian at Oxford University, offers penetrating insight into how war shapes our world. Rep. Ayanna Pressley speaks to Michel Martin shortly after visiting Tufts University student Rümeysa Öztürk in an ICE detention center in Louisiana.

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    Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister Sharren Haskel discusses Israel's plans for Gaza and the ongoing humanitarian crisis happening there. Sister Nathalie Becquart and theology professor Steven Millies offer insight into choosing a new Pope as the conclave begins. NYT reporter Ana Swanson explains how Americans are and will continue to feel the impacts of tariffs.

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