Prisoner Voting Rights, UN Report On Humans And Mass Extinction

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Endangered Blue-Sided Leaf Frog
In this Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009 file photo, an endangered Agalychnis annae, commonly known as a Blue-Sided Leaf Frog, is seen at National Biodiversity Institute of Costa Rica, INBio, in Heredia, Costa Rica. According to a scientific report from the United Nations released on Wednesday, March 13, 2019, climate change, a global major extinction of animals and plants, a human population soaring toward 10 billion, degraded land, polluted air, and plastics, pesticides and hormone-changing chemicals in the water are making the planet an increasingly unhealthy place for people. Kent Gilbert/AP Photo File

With the issue of voting rights for prisoners coming up on the presidential campaign trail, we look at different approaches to felon enfranchisement being taken around the country. And we discuss a new report from the U.N. on the role humans have been playing in mass animal extinction around the globe.

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  • Prisoner And Felon Disenfranchisement Practices Vary From State To State

    The issue of voting rights of prisoners and felons is getting more attention after several presidential candidates weighed in on it. We talk about the origins of felon disenfranchisement, the impact it has on politics, and the varying practices in states around the country.

  • New Report Says Humans Are Accelerating Extinction Of One Million Species

    A new report from the United Nations says one million species on Earth are at risk of extinction due to human activity, such as pollution and deforestation. We talk to a conservationist about the report and possible solutions.

Episode Credits

  • Rob Ferrett Host
  • Dean Knetter Producer
  • J. Carlisle Larsen Producer
  • Sheila Bedi Guest
  • Stanley Temple Guest

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