Iran, Immigration, and Elections (w/ Chris Hayes)

About this episode

Stacey Abrams discusses the impact of the Trump administration's policies on Iran and immigration with Chris Hayes, focusing on elections and the attention economy.

While the Trump administration’s war of choice with Iran continues to spread violence, confusion, and shocks for global markets, ICE’s relentless campaign is extending to immigrants who were previously considered safe, like DACA recipients. This week, Stacey talks about all of the above with author, MS Now host, and host of the “Why Is This Happening” podcast, Chris Hayes. They also delve into the attention economy and how Trump capitalizes on it, the importance of local races, and ask if Democrats are truly ready to bring fresh ideas to elections. For a closed-captioned version of this episode, click here . For a transcript of this episode, please email transcripts@crooked.com and include the name of the podcast. Learn & Do More: Be Curious: Check out Chris Hayes’ excellent show All In With Chris Hayes on MS Now, and his thought-provoking podcast, Why Is This Happening. And pick up a copy of his most recent book, The Siren’s Call. Solve Problems: Consider donating and subscribing to Democracy Docket and to the Brennan Center to support their excellent coverage of the fight for voting rights as Trump and his Republican allies make it more difficult to vote ahead of the…

People in this episode

Host: Stacey Abrams

Guest: Chris Hayes

Topics covered

• Iran
• immigration
• elections
• Trump administration
• attention economy
• local races
• voting rights

Keywords

• Iran
• immigration
• Trump
• DACA
• elections
• local races
• voting rights
• Chris Hayes
• attention economy

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: MS Now, Democracy Docket, Brennan Center

Books & works: Why Is This Happening, The Siren’s Call

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