The Beat with Ari Melber, Oct. 16, 2018, 720p
Duration: 44 Minutes
Discussed Today:
Author Alice Walker: Trump has 'inferiority complex', envied Obama
Pulitzer Prize winning author Alice Walker joins Ari Melber to discuss her new work confronting the Trump era head-on, a book of poetry that tackles race, police brutality and the immigration crisis. Walker also responds to hip hop artist Kendrick Lamar quoting her novel for the first time ever and discusses the truth they are both pursuing in...
Trump promise demolished: Deficit skyrockets after GOP tax scam
The Republican Party has long claimed that it is fiscally conservative and anti-deficit. Ari Melber breaks down how GOP leaders are on the record claiming they would address the deficit problem, but now oversee a deficit that’s at a 6-year high.
Fmr. DNC Chair: Voter suppression 'a great stain on our democracy'
Critics are blasting GOP policies that they say suppress votes in top races. It appears to be a trend that could disparately impact minorities who largely vote Democratic. Mother Jones’ Ari Berman joins “The Beat” along with former chair of the Democratic National Committee, Donna Brazile.
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