Monday Morning QB

Defunding the police has become a rallying cry of the rekindled Black Lives Matter movement. MMQB reporter Chris Bangert-Drowns spends an hour discussing the past and present of defunding, its impact on local budgets and politics, and how communities can fundamentally reimagine public safety. Featuring the voices of Nicole Lewis, staff writer at The Marshall Project, and Max Rameau, author and org...

Today on the show: grand jury manipulation and the shooting of Breonna Taylor. The Electoral College, another form of racial voter suppression? A Moral Monday march protesting the “sins” of the Senate. And supporters of Donald Trump are all-in when it comes to his racism. All that, and more!

Today on the show: what’s next in the case of the shooting of Breonna Taylor. The father of Jacob Blake receives death threats for coming to the aid of his son. Imagining a future with a defunded police. Trump's politicizing of public health. And a look back at this generation’s jazz poets. All that, and more!

Today on the show: the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. As early voting has begun, voter suppression efforts are already under way. FBI Director Christopher Wray defied the president in testimony before Congress. Sexual violence against women at ICE detention centers. Making polluters pay for the damage they cause to the environment. And combatting ever-present white supremacy i...

Today on the show: a whistleblower says the Trump administration is interfering with the Department of Homeland Security. Cops and their too-cozy relationship with white supremacists. The complex issues regarding guns in the District. Moral Monday and the Poor People’s Campaign is working to energize low income voters. And we remember the shock of four little girls murdered in Birmingham. All that...

Today on the show: a sobering look at the presidential campaign by a former Republican National Committee Chair. The barriers to homeless voting during this pandemic. The battle against mining injustice in Guatemala. And our young staff members reflect on the times in which we live. All that and more!

Today on the show: a COVID-19 “die-in” at Georgia Tech. The Biden campaign condemned Women’s March founder Linda Sarsour, angering Muslim Democrats. Not all critiques of Senator Kamala Harris are made equal. An anniversary March on Washington is coming, and we hear the voice of original March architect, A. Philip Randolph. All that and more!

Today on the show: The history and implications of children in detention. Is a “people’s vaccine” for coronavirus near? Paradigm shifts in science with Sonia Shah. And making the case for reparations payments to the descendants of slaves. All that and more!

Today on the show: Will there be quick relief for workers in the next coronavirus bill? And what about help preventing evictions? Teachers continue to make their voices heard on school reopening. And four former presidents of the D.C. Bar Association say that Attorney General William Barr should have his license to practice law revoked. All that and more!