The Actual Cost of Racism in the U.S., One Woman’s Battle with Covid-19, and the State of Security at the Capitol

This week Farai Chideya dives into the consequences of zero-sum thinking around race with Heather McGhee, author of “The Sum of Us.” Marissa Tirona recounts her harrowing experience with Covid-19, one year after her hospitalization in New York City. Our Covid Update looks at vaccination rates among people of color. Our Body Politic national security contributor Holli Draines breaks down what we need to know about threats to Capitol Hill. And Errin Haines of the 19th and Jess Morales Rocketto of the National Domestic Workers Alliance dissect the Covid relief package, the White House’s latest move on gender policy, and voter suppression in Sippin’ the Political Tea, our weekly political roundtable.

EPISODE RUNDOWN

0:54 Heather McGhee on the role racism plays in U.S. domestic policy failures

12:03 Marissa Tirona recalls her hospitalization with Covid-19 one year ago

22:06 Holli Draines on vetting security personnel at the U.S. Capitol 

27:53 Sippin’ the Political Tea: Covid relief, White House gender policy, and voter suppression in Georgia