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Shutdowns & Civil Rights Attacks: Federal Workers Fight Back

THE LAURA FLANDERS SHOW is back with more award-winning interviews and investigative reporting on the people and movements driving positive systemic change in our world today. The show features forward-thinking people from actress Sheryl Lee Ralph to author Naomi Klein and innovative projects as well as a monthly journalists' round table with journalists of color. It's produced in rural New York.

Shutdowns & Civil Rights Attacks: Federal Workers Fight Back

Season 2 Episode 228 | 26m 46s | CC

About 750,000 people are on unpaid leave as the U.S. government shutdown continues — but some of the most caring parts of the government's work have been shut down for months. Civil rights attorneys Palmer Heenan and Paul Osadebe recently signed a shocking complaint letter describing chaos within the Department of Housing and Urban Development, which is responsible for protecting fair housing.

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