Conservatives Confront Corporate Activism Georgia’s new election reforms were meant to address the long list of problems that plagued the 2020 election, particularly those caused by the sudden spike in absentee voting. The legislation immediately sparked protests from Democrats, then corporate America, calling it racist and an attempt at voter suppression. Most-criticized is the provision requiring absentee voters to include ID when they mail in their ballots. After Major League Baseball took the dramatic step of pulling this year’s All-Star Game out of Atlanta, Republicans like Senator Marsha Blackburn reacted. Senator Blackburn joins us to talk about the bill she co-sponsored that would strip MLB of its antitrust protection. She also points out MLB’s hypocrisy in criticizing Georgia’s elected legislature while at the same time signing deals in China—where the communist regime is committing genocide. Conservative groups are also reacting. We speak to Free Enterprise Project’s Deputy Director Scott Shepard …
The Nation Speaks (April 24): Election Reform Battle Lines; Racism Reality vs Perception; Pandemic’s Unexpected Impacts
April 24, 2021
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