Episode
VICE News Tonight: Episode 11
Overview
As anti-Semitism allegations and infighting have plagued the founders of the Washington D.C.-based Women's March, VICE News speaks with New York City Women's March Alliance founder Katherine Siemionko before her third annual march. Watch Mondays through Thursdays at 7:30 PM ET.
Details
- Series
- VICE News Tonight
- Season
- Season 3
- Episode
- Episode 11
- Air date
- 2019-01-22
- Runtime
- 25 min
Episode context
Episode 11 is Episode 11 in Season 3 of VICE News Tonight. It aired on 2019-01-22. The runtime is 25 min.
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Episode 10
Barring felons from the ballot-box has a long—and racist— history in Florida, but voters overwhelmingly repealed one of the nation's most draconian disenfranchisement laws, giving an estimated 1.4 million convicted felons the right to vote. VICE News examines the repeal and its potential influence on future elections. Watch Mondays through Thursdays at 7:30 PM ET.
Episode 12
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