Sexual Misconduct Allegations Roil Alabama Senate Race

Coming up on today’s show:

• The Temporary Protected Status Program (TPS) was enacted by Congress in 1990 to protect foreigners, particularly Central Americans, fleeing war, natural disasters or catastrophes. Elora Mukherjee, director of the Immigrants’ Rights Clinic at Columbia Law, joins The Takeaway to explore the complexity of the TPS program, how it works, and what it allows for people who are living under it.

• Four women are accusing Roy Moore, Senate Republican candidate from Alabama, of sexual assault and harassment, according to a report from The Washington Post. Beth Reinhard, aninvestigative reporter for The Washington Post who helped break the story, explains what the accusers allege and how these allegations may shape the Senate race.

• Senate Republicans have released their version of a tax reform bill, and it differs from the House bill in a few major ways, including delaying the corporate tax rate cut. Richard Rubin, U.S. tax policy reporter for The Wall Street Journal in Washington, breaks down the Senate’s bill. 

• The #MeToo movement has been spreading in sports, notably with Seattle Storm star Breanna Stewart revealing she was molested as a child and Olympic gymnast McKayla Maroney sharing that she was sexually abused by a USA Gymnastics doctor for years. Dave Zirin, sports editor for The Nation magazine and host of “The Edge of Sports” podcast, discusses the impact that the movement could have in the sports world.

• President Trump is a few days into his 11-day Asia trip. He’s already stopped in Japan, South Korea and China, and is scheduled to visit Vietnam and the Philippines before the trip draws to a close. Isaac Stone Fish, journalist and Senior Fellow with the Asia Society’s Center on U.S. China relations, weighs in on the president’s trip and its outcomes so far.

• Director Charles Burnett, whose UCLA graduate thesis film, “Killer of Sheep” was one of the first movies named to the Library of Congress’ National Film Registry, is set to receive an honorary Oscar on November 11^th. His work is known for showing the inner lives of working class black Americans on screen. Today, Charles Burnett joins The Takeaway to discuss his career and what’s changed in Hollywood since he got his start.

This episode is hosted by Todd Zwillich.