On this episode of The Critical Hour, Dr. Wilmer Leon is joined by Earl Ofari Hutchinson, political analyst, author of Why Black Lives Do Matter and host of the weekly Hutchinson Report.
What do Paul Manafort, Michael Cohen, Michael Flynn, Rick Gates and George Papadopoulos have in common? They’ve all closely served President Trump, and ALL are guilty of fraudulent acts, lying and political corruption. So what must we make of all the president’s men? Scandals and investigations have followed Trump since the campaign trail. While he calls such investigations witch hunts and chalks them up to fake news, is the administration falling apart at the seams? What does this mean for the midterms, and how are the American people being affected?
From 1972 to 2018, it’s taken 46 years for 37 states to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment, and now only one more state needs to join in order to make it an official amendment to the Constitution. What does this mean and how did we get here? The ERA, which forbids denying equal rights on the basis of sex, could broadly reshape US politics by expanding and cementing women’s rights to education, welfare and fair workplaces, and it could even protect transgender rights. There are those who will ask, why do we need the ERA with the existing legislation on the books? Have the #MeToo movement and many women’s frustrations with President Trump had an impact on the public perception of the ERA and the need for it?
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