
Jessica Pishko On Unchecked Power
09/24/24 • 93 min
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Bodies of the poor leased for cash without family consent, independent grocery stores suffer under inflation, and a 1833 meteor shower falls on America's Deep South. DeRay interviews Jessica Pishko about her new book THE HIGHEST LAW IN THE LAND: How the Unchecked Power of Sheriffs Threatens Democracy.
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Cut up and leased out, the bodies of the poor suffer a final indignity in Texas
Small grocers feel squeezed by suppliers, and shoppers bear the pain
‘They thought it was judgment day’: The night the stars fell on the US south
Janet Jackson’s ‘Apology’ for Ill-Informed Comments About Kamala Harris Was Not Authorized
Follow @PodSaveThePeople on Instagram.
Bodies of the poor leased for cash without family consent, independent grocery stores suffer under inflation, and a 1833 meteor shower falls on America's Deep South. DeRay interviews Jessica Pishko about her new book THE HIGHEST LAW IN THE LAND: How the Unchecked Power of Sheriffs Threatens Democracy.
News
Cut up and leased out, the bodies of the poor suffer a final indignity in Texas
Small grocers feel squeezed by suppliers, and shoppers bear the pain
‘They thought it was judgment day’: The night the stars fell on the US south
Janet Jackson’s ‘Apology’ for Ill-Informed Comments About Kamala Harris Was Not Authorized
Follow @PodSaveThePeople on Instagram.
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