Episode description

DeRay, De'Ara, Sam and Kaya dive into recent overlooked news including child care, income inequality, dental service, and who Biden would appoint to the Supreme Court. Johnetta Elzie joins again to update us about developments around the current protests. Then, DeRay chats with Baynard Woods and Brandon Soderberg about their new book "I Got a Monster: The Rise and Fall of America's Most Corrupt Police Squad" and what it uncovered about Baltimore's Gun Trace Task Force.

Links:

DeRay: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/14/us/school-closings-children-dental-care.html

De'Ara: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/09/20/attention-bidens-earlier-pledge-nominate-black-woman-supreme-court-increases/

Kaya: https://www.politico.com/news/2020/07/22/coronavirus-child-care-racial-disparities-377058

Sam: https://time.com/5888024/50-trillion-income-inequality-america/

I Got a Monster: The Rise and Fall of America's Most Corrupt Police Squad: https://www.amazon.com/Got-Monster-Americas-Corrupt-Police-ebook/dp/B0818PNP93