The Amendment

In this final episode of The Amendment, host Errin Haines reflects on the recent presidential election and its implications for gender, race, and democracy. She talks with historian Martha S. Jones about the stark racial divides in voting patterns and the importance of coalition building in the fight for equality in the face of setbacks. Errin and The 19th are making plans for 2025, we want to hear from you! Complete our annual survey, it really does inform the work that we do and how we do it.Follow Martha S. Jones on X, @marthasjones_, and on Instagram marthasjonesFollow The 19th on Instagram, Facebook, X and via our newsletters. Follow Errin Haines on Instagram @emarvelous and X @errinhaines.Follow Wonder Media Network on Instagram @wmn.media, X @wmnmedia, and Facebook. 

Donald Trump has won a second term in office. Leah Litman, a University of Michigan Law Professor and co-host of the legal podcast Strict Scrutiny, joins Errin to break down election night. They respond to preliminary exit poll data, split ticket voting on abortion access, and the impact of another Trump presidency on America’s judicial system. Follow Leah Litman on X, @LeahLitman, listen to her on the Strict Scrutiny podcast. Follow The 19th on Instagram, Facebook, X and via our newsletters. Follow Errin Haines on Instagram @emarvelous and X @errinhaines.Follow Wonder Media Network on Instagram @wmn.media, X @wmnmedia, and Facebook.

With only a few days left in this election, MSNBC’s host of “The ReidOut” Joy-Ann Reid joins Errin to discuss combating misinformation, expectations for election night, and the future of American democracy beyond 2024.Follow Joy-Ann Reid on InstagramFollow The 19th on Instagram, Facebook, X and via our newsletters. Follow Errin Haines on Instagram @emarvelous and X @errinhaines.Follow Wonder Media Network on Instagram @wmn.media, X @wmnmedia, and Facebook. Today's episode is sponsored by Way To Win and features Way To Win President and Co-Founder Tory Gavito. Way to Win is a national hub for donors with a data-based approach to political funding that wins elections, advances transformative policy, and builds lasting power in the states. We work in partnership with those most impacted by injustice to win near-term elections while building long-term power, to improve lives, and to achieve a representative democracy that works for all.

Award winning author, essayist and journalist Ta-Nehisi Coates, joins Errin to discuss his new book, The Message, his views on the purpose of journalism, the unique position Black journalists have in America, and what he makes of the current political moment. Follow The 19th on Instagram, Facebook, X and via our newsletters. Follow Errin Haines on Instagram @emarvelous and X @errinhaines.Follow Wonder Media Network on Instagram @wmn.media, X @wmnmedia, and Facebook.Today's episode is sponsored by Way To Win and features Maria Alegria Rodriguez, Executive Director of the Valiente Fund, which is supported in part by Way to Win. Way to Win is a national hub for donors with a data-based approach to political funding that wins elections, advances transformative policy, and builds lasting power in the states. We work in partnership with those most impacted by injustice to win near-term elections while building long-term power, to improve lives, and to achieve a representative democracy that works for all.

Since 2021, at least 177 anti-trans bills have become law across the country. In an effort to understand this trend and its implications, The 19th News published a six part series about trans rights. Today, Errin sits down with The 19th’s LGBTQ+ reporters – Kate Sosin and Orion Rummler – to talk about their reporting for this series and what’s at stake for all of us, not just trans folks, in this upcoming election. Follow the Kate and Orion on Instagram at @katesosin and @i_oriionFollow The 19th on Instagram, Facebook, X and via our newsletters. Follow Errin Haines on Instagram @emarvelous and X @errinhaines.Follow Wonder Media Network on Instagram @wmn.media, X @wmnmedia, and Facebook. 

The Vice President has navigated many firsts in her tenure as the VP and now as the presidential nominee. And so has her husband, as the first Second Gentleman in history. The Second Gentleman takes a break from his busy campaign schedule to reflect on his journey with the Vice President, introduce himself a bit more to our listeners and to make his case for Vice President Harris’ leadership. Follow the Second Gentleman on X at @DouglasEmhoffFollow The 19th on Instagram, Facebook, X and via our newsletters. Follow Errin Haines on Instagram @emarvelous and X @errinhaines.Follow Wonder Media Network on Instagram @wmn.media, X @wmnmedia, and Facebook. Today's episode is sponsored by Way To Win and features Sena Mohammed Executive Director with Our Voice Our Vote Arizona, which is supported in part by Way to Win. Way to Win is a national hub for donors with a data-based approach to political funding that wins elections, advances transformative policy, and builds lasting power in the states. We work in partnership with those most impacted by injustice to win near-term elections while building long-term power, to improve lives, and to achieve a representative democracy that works for all.

Did Vance’s smooth debate performance win folks over? What did Walz leave on the table? Will this move the needle with undecided voters? Errin’s joined by Sarah Longwell, Republican strategist and master of the focus group, to break down the Vice Presidential debate between Governor Tim Walz and Senator JD Vance. Civility and decorum took center stage – but as Sarah explains, that might be a disservice to the American people. Follow Sarah on X at @SarahLongwell25Follow The 19th on Instagram, Facebook, X and via our newsletters. Follow Errin Haines on Instagram @emarvelous and X @errinhaines.Follow Wonder Media Network on Instagram @wmn.media, X @wmnmedia, and Facebook. Today's episode is sponsored by Way To Win and features Jenifer Fernandez Ancona, Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer of Way to Win. Way to Win is a national hub for donors with a data-based approach to political funding that wins elections, advances transformative policy, and builds lasting power in the states. We work in partnership with those most impacted by injustice to win near-term elections while building long-term power, to improve lives, and to achieve a representative democracy that works for all.

19th reporter Amanda Becker joins Errin to talk about her new book, “You Must Stand Up: The Fight for Abortion Rights.” Amanda talks about the origins of the book, creative resistance in the wake of the Dobbs decision, IVF and fetal personhood, and the stakes of the first presidential election since the fall of Roe.Follow Amanda on X at @AmandaBecker and Instagram @beckernewsYou can read a free excerpt of Amanda’s new book, “You Must Stand Up,” at 19thnews.org/youmuststandup.Follow The 19th on Instagram, Facebook, X and via our newsletters. Follow Errin Haines on Instagram @emarvelous and X @errinhaines.Follow Wonder Media Network on Instagram @wmn.media, X @wmnmedia, and Facebook. 

Representative Jasmine Crockett sits down with Errin at the Texas Tribune Festival, fresh off her powerful speech at the DNC. The Representative talks about her viral interaction with Rep. Majorie Taylor Greene, the fight against voter suppression laws in Texas, and why she will always defend Vice President Kamala Harris. Follow Rep. Crockett on X at @JasmineForUS and Instagram @jasmineforusFollow The 19th on Instagram, Facebook, X and via our newsletters. Follow Errin Haines on Instagram @emarvelous and X @errinhaines.Follow Wonder Media Network on Instagram @wmn.media, X @wmnmedia, and Facebook.