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The theme of election fraud ran through this weekend's Conservative Political Action Conference. We talk about how "The Big Lie" is becoming a way for Republican leaders to rationalize the voter suppression measures making their way through state legislatures.

Also this hour: In the short term, there seems to be a mortality gap between wealthier and poorer countries when it comes to COVID-19, with wealthier countries, such as the U.S., experiencing significantly more deaths than the least developed countries. But the long-term economic and public health toll on poorer countries could get much worse if wealthier countries don't step in to help.

Lastly, what Rep. Deb Haaland's nomination to lead the Department of the Interior means to the Native American community.

GUESTS:
Ari Berman - A senior reporter at Mother Jones covering voting rights and the author of Give Us the Ballot: The Modern Struggle for Voting Rights in America
Mushfiq Mobarak - Professor of economics at Yale University with concurrent appointments in the Department of Economics and in the School of Management; he’s the founder and faculty director of the Yale Research Initiative on Innovation and Scale
Jenni Monet - A journalist and media critic reporting on indigenous affairs; she's the founder of the weekly newsletter Indigenously

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Colin McEnroe and Cat Pastor contributed to this show.

The theme of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/cpac-trump-election/2021/02/27/669c1ab2-791f-11eb-948d-19472e683521_story.html">election fraud</a>&nbsp;ran through this weekend's Conservative Political Action Conference. We talk about how "The Big Lie" is becoming a way for Republican leaders to&nbsp;<a href="https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2021/02/republicans-cpac-stolen-election-lie.html">rationalize the voter suppression</a>&nbsp;measures making their way through&nbsp;<a href="https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2021/02/republicans-are-taking-their-voter-suppression-efforts-to-new-extremes/">state legislatures</a>.
Also this hour: In the short term, there seems to be a&nbsp;<a href="https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2021/03/01/why-does-the-pandemic-seem-to-be-hitting-some-countries-harder-than-others">mortality gap</a>&nbsp;between wealthier and poorer countries when it comes to COVID-19, with wealthier countries, such as the U.S., experiencing significantly more deaths than the least developed countries. But the&nbsp;<a href="https://advances.sciencemag.org/content/7/6/eabe0997">long-term economic</a>&nbsp;and public health toll on poorer countries could get much worse if wealthier countries don't step in to help.
Lastly, what&nbsp;<a href="https://www.indigenously.org/campaigns/view-email/EG4W3qwNDcWJBC5CH_nyYWAUyrjDaDOxiAjEVjwFDRAPjccHqSpLUgCxPVZs_3j1EiHMwSqZGPbIIAQ31c6tHubQkLUluVvD5jXDQGh-Eu3BIuHy5maN-sMLFXaYl1g3jQ">Rep. Deb Haaland's nomination</a>&nbsp;to lead the Department of the Interior means to the Native American community.
GUESTS:
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<li>Ari Berman&nbsp;- A&nbsp;<a href="https://www.motherjones.com/author/ari-berman/">senior reporter</a>&nbsp;at&nbsp;Mother Jones&nbsp;covering voting rights and the author of&nbsp;Give Us the Ballot: The Modern Struggle for Voting Rights in America</li>
<li>Mushfiq Mobarak&nbsp;-&nbsp;<a href="https://faculty.som.yale.edu/mushfiqmobarak/">Professor of economics</a>&nbsp;at Yale University with concurrent appointments in the Department of Economics and in the School of Management; he&rsquo;s the founder and faculty director of the Yale Research Initiative on Innovation and Scale</li>
<li>Jenni Monet&nbsp;- A journalist and media critic reporting on indigenous affairs; she's the founder of the weekly newsletter&nbsp;<a href="https://indigenously.org/">Indigenously</a></li>
</ul>
Join the conversation on&nbsp;<a href="https://www.facebook.com/ColinMcShow">Facebook</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/wnprcolin">Twitter</a>.
Colin McEnroe and Cat Pastor contributed to this show.

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