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The Amendment
Editor-at-Large Errin Haines writes The Amendment newsletter and hosts The Amendment podcast, both aimed at shedding light on our politics during a critical election year where the work of our democracy is still unfinished.
In This Collection
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The Amendment: Live at SXSW with Imara Jones
Imara Jones of TransLash Media joins Errin live at South by Southwest. She talks about highlighting trans voices, the importance of intersectionality, and the policy changes that should be made to create an equitable future for transgender people.
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Behind the Trump Indictments with Melissa Murray
The charges against Donald Trump have been swirling in the news for years. It’s finally time for him to take the stand. Legal expert and co-host Melissa Murray joins the show to cover the latest developments surrounding the Trump indictments.
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Meghan, Duchess of Sussex joins SXSW panel on representation
In a bonus episode of The Amendment, Errin moderated a South By Southwest panel with barrier-breaking women. Journalist Katie Couric, actor Brooke Shields, sociologist and DEI consultant Nancy Wang Yuen, and Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex.
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What we miss when we just focus on the performance
Observations from the State of Union address, SXSW and the Oscars — and what it tells us about media and politics.
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The Oscars are Political with Wesley Morris
In this week's episode of The Amendment, Wesley Morris, The New York Times’ Critic at Large, joins the show to discuss this year’s standout nominees and what their roles revealed about our culture and our politics.
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The Amendment: The State of Our Union with Jonquilyn Hill
In today's episode of The Amendment, Errin sits down with Jonquilyn Hill, host of Vox’s The Weeds podcast, for a vibe check.
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When it comes to our democracy, the message matters
Why aren't the presidential candidates in either party better at talking about race?
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The Amendment: Investigating Child Care with Chabeli Carrazana
In this episode of The Amendment, The 19th’s economy reporter, Chabeli Carrazana, unpacks America’s child care crisis and discusses her recent investigation into child care safety regulations across the country.
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The Amendment: Down South with Tressie McMillan Cottom
In this episode of The Amendment, sociologist and professor Tressie McMillan Cottom makes her case for why we should all be paying attention to the South in this pivotal election year.
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The Amendment is expanding: Meet our new podcast
The Amendment, in both newsletter and podcast form, is an extension of my journalism and who I am as a Black woman journalist working to tell the truth.