This week’s latest on the ER: Looking at the reasons why Iowa and New Hampshire are so “special” when it comes to primaries. Too few Black women are in elected office: why that’s a problem. The latest trends in public opinion and how voters seem more stuck on terrorism than the economy. Turkey and Russia in Syria. The impact of Black Lives Matter on the 2016 election. Where prison reform is headed this year and beyond.
Brookings Institution’s Elaine Kamarch (@Ekamarck) on why is it that Iowa and New Hampshire are the first primaries. What makes them so special even as they’re so rural … and not all that diverse, either.
Center for American Women and Politics’ Kelly Dittmar (@kdittmar) examines the reasons behind so few Black women in elected office. What are the barriers? Why is this trend so troubling and are there any bright spots looking forward?
American Enterprise Institute’s Karlyn Bowman (@AEIPol) offers thoughts on the sharp shift of voter concerns over the economy to anxiety over racism. What’s the issue troubling Americans most? And what’s the voting bloc to watch in 2016?
ER Geopolitics Correspondent Webster Brooks (@WberberBrooks3) Gives an update on the latest in Syria. Will Turkey and Russia go to war?
Democratic GAIN’s Kouri Marshall (@democraticGAIN) and Pax Consulting’s Derrick Robinson (@paxconsulting) offer some thoughts on the impact of the Black Lives Matter movement in this election cycle. Is BLM packing political punch?
Urban Institute’s Ryan King (@RKingJPC) explains the timing of federal prison reform and where it’s headed. Will we see comprehensive prison reform in the future? And, why is it important to make a distinction between federal prisons and their state and local counterparts? Plus: thoughts on why poverty should be central to the discussion.
ER 12.3.15 Edition Team:
Charles D. Ellison – Host & Executive Producer
Andre Melton – Producer, WEAA 88.9 FM
Webster Brooks – Geopolitics Correspondent
