A Muslim Ban By Any Other Name

This week, President Trump signed a second iteration of his executive order banning immigration from select Muslim-majority countries. It has lost some of the most controversial elements from the original ban, like the block on green-card holders and the suggestion of a religious test. But the backbone of the ban—the notion that limiting immigrants and refugees from Syria, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen will improve national security—is still intact. And according to Slate writer and Amicus podcast host Dahlia Lithwick, it's just as baseless as before. Brooke talks with Lithwick about the optics of the new travel ban, and its actual implications. 

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Slow Pulse Conga by William Pasley
Tribute to America (This Land is Your Land) by The O'Neill Brothers Group