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Who Is Andrew Yang; SCOTUS Decision On Curtis Flowers; Defining A Concentration Camp

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Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang wants to give everyone a Universal Basic Income to offset the effects of automation. The plan resonates across a broad spectrum of voters from his "Yang Gang" to the alt-right and it has catapulted him to a spot in this week's Democratic primary debate alongside frontrunners Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders, and Kamala Harris. Who is this guy

Also this hour: Last month, we told you about Curtis Flowers, the Mississippi man convicted over 20 years ago of killing four people by a prosecutor with a history of racial bias and witness tampering. You may recognize the story from the APM podcast, "In the Dark." Last week, the Supreme Court ruled to overturnhis latest conviction in a 7-2 decision. What's next? 

Lastly, New York Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says the Trump Administration is running "concentration camps" at our Southern border. We talk about that. 

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  • Will Sommer - Tech reporter for The Daily Beast (@willcommer)
  • Samara Freemark - Reporter and senior producer of "In the Dark," an investigative podcast from APM Reports, a division of American Public Media
  • David Perry - Former professor of history, contributing writer at Pacific Standard’s Ideas section, and a senior academic adviser to the Department of History at the University of Minnesota

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Colin McEnroe, Jonathan McNicol, and Chion Wolf contributed to this show. 

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