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Zohran Won. Now Comes The Hard Part. (My conversation with Mamdani's First Deputy Mayor Dean Fuleihan)
Friends,
Will Zohran Mamdani actually be able to turn his ambitious agenda into public policy?Today, I had the distinct pleasure of speaking with Dean Fuleihan, Mamdani’s newly named first deputy mayo…
Published on 4 hours ago
Is America Over Trump? The Coffee Klatch for Saturday, November 8, 2025
Friends,
It was an amazing week. By wide margins, New York City elected a Social Democrat mayor who thinks there shouldn’t be billionaires, while Tesla’s board gave Elon Musk a $1 trillion pay package…
Published on 2 days, 19 hours ago
TRICK OR TRUMP? | The Coffee Klatch for Saturday, November 1, 2025
Friends,
Today, Heather and I are joined by the talented writer and comedian W. Kamau Bell to assess the latest week’s dark saga of Trump et al.
We start with the horrifying reality that 42 million of …
Published on 1 week, 2 days ago
Live with Katie Couric about the Shutdown
Friends,
I recently spoke with my old friend Katie Couric, the longtime and much-admired TV host. I was thrilled to oblige when Katie asked me to explain the current government shutdown.
This is a pu…
Published on 1 week, 5 days ago
In conversation with Zohran Mamdani
Friends,
Today I had the pleasure of speaking with New York Assemblyman — and New York City mayoral candidate — Zohran Mamdani.
Zohran Mamdani is the bright future of the Democratic Party — brimming wi…
Published on 1 week, 5 days ago
Trump's Demolition and Defecation | The Coffee Klatch for October 25, 2025
Friends,
I used to think of presidents as having dignity and stature, and the White House as being the “People’s House” — the essence of simple taste and modest grandeur.
No longer.
In the week after …
Published on 2 weeks, 2 days ago
No Kings! | The Coffee Klatch for October 18, 2025
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Today, millions of Americans are standing up for their values and standing up to Trump. Millions are saying clearly and powerfully — and peacefully — that this is a nation of laws, not of peo…
Published on 3 weeks, 2 days ago
Trump’s War on America | The Coffee Klatch for October 11, 2025
Friends,
Today Heather and I discuss Trump’s sending Texas National Guard troops into Chicago, Illinois — over the objections of Chicago’s mayor and Illinois’s governor. His indictment of New York Att…
Published on 4 weeks, 2 days ago
Trump's Extremely Unhinged Week | The Coffee Klatch for October 4, 2025
Friends,
Today, Heather and I assess the government shutdown and explore its connection to Trump’s meeting this week with the military’s top brass, his attempt to create a police state in America, dec…
Published on 1 month ago
The Dictator’s Demise | The Coffee Klatch for September 27, 2025
Friends,
Today we’re trying something of an experiment. I’ve asked several of my young colleagues — all 50 years younger than me! — to join in discussion about a remarkable week in which Trump has ful…
Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago