A Love Letter To Public Libraries, U.S. Government Detaining Immigrant Children In Secret Shelters, Trump Administration Seeks Overturn Of Obamacare

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A drag performer by the name of Champagne Monroe reads the children’s book “Rainbow Fish” to a group of kids and parents at the Mobile Public Library for Drag Queen Story Hour in Mobile, Ala. on Sept. 8, 2018. The event, sponsored by LGBT group Rainbow Mobile, involves local drag queen performers reading to children. (Dan Anderson/AP Photo)

Some unaccompanied, immigrant minors are being held in undisclosed shelter locations by the U.S. government, though it’s unclear how many total sites exist. We talk with a reporter about the purpose of the shelters. We also talk with a Wisconsin author about his love for the public library system and we examine a new effort by the Trump administration to strike down the entire Affordable Care Act.

Featured in this Show

  • A Wisconsin Author's Love Letter To Public Libraries

    According to one Wisconsin writer, public libraries represent the best of what America stands for. And besides being a way to borrow books and movies, and a place to get on the internet, he says that it is the heart and soul of a community.

  • Unreported Facilities Being Used To Hold Immigrant Children In At Least Five States

    The Office of Refugee Resettlement is using unreported, “out of network” facilities to hold unaccompanied immigrant children in at least five states. We talk with a reporter about discovering the practice and why it may be a violation of federal law.

  • What Happens If Obamacare Is Overturned?

    The battle over the Affordable Care Act is heating up after the Trump administration asked a federal appeals court to overturn the entire law. We discuss the latest legal action and the potential fallout of striking down Obamacare.

Episode Credits

  • Judith Siers-Poisson Host
  • Natalie Guyette Producer
  • Dean Knetter Producer
  • Bill Martens Producer
  • Nickolas Butler Guest
  • Aura Bogado Guest
  • Julie Rovner Guest

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