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Nurses on Strike, plus Women Lawyers who Challenged Trump: Bryce Covert on hospitals, plus Dahlia Litwick on the Courts
Nurses have taken the lead in the wave of this year’s labor activism. The largest private-sector nurses’ strike in American history took place recent…
3 years, 10 months ago
Can the Democrats hold the Senate? John Nichols; Plus David Nasaw on Ken Burns's "Holocaust"
Can Republicans win control of the Senate? Trump’s candidates are the GOP's biggest problem, starting in Pennsylvania, Arizona, Georgia, and Wisconsi…
3 years, 11 months ago
Bhaskar Sunkara: Bernie in 2024? plus Chris Lehmann on the Brooks Brothers Riot
Should Bernie Sanders run in the Democratic primaries in 2024? President of The Nation, Bhaskar Sunkara says “yes” IF Biden doesn’t. Sanders transfor…
3 years, 11 months ago
Sarah Posner on the Conservative Takeover of the Southern Baptists, plus Amy Wilentz on Jared
The transformation of the Southern Baptist Convention into a powerful right wing political force developed over the last 50 years. Before 1973, when …
3 years, 11 months ago
Amy Littlefield on How Abortion Rights Triumphed in Kansas, plus Barbara Ehrenreich Remembered
Remember how Kansas was the first state to vote directly on abortion after the Supreme Court overturned Roe, and how Kansans surprised everyone by vo…
3 years, 11 months ago
Chris Lehmann on GOP Plans for 2023, Patrick Leahy on Jan. 6
Republicans are making plans if they win control of the House in November--Chris Lehmann reports that their top targets include the NLRB and the Depa…
4 years ago
The Mar-a-Lago Raid and the Democrats, plus ‘Dirty Work’ John Nichols on Trump, and Eyal Press on bad jobs
The Mar-a-Lago raid by the FBI put Donald Trump back at the center of American politics, just before the midterms. Is that good for the Democrats? Jo…
4 years ago
Abortion Rights Victories in Red States, plus the Crisis in Haiti
Ever since the Supreme Court abolished the constitutional protection for abortion, activists have been fighting in the states -- to protect abortion …
4 years ago
Liz Cheney in the Wyoming Primaries and White Supremacy in Southern California
Liz Cheney is way behind in the polls leading up to next week’s Wyoming primary. John Nichols went to Wyoming to see her in action, and reports that …
4 years ago
Pramila Jayapal, from Banker to Organizer, plus Eric Foner on the Right to Vote
Pramila Jayapal is head of the Congressional Progressive Caucus and represents Seattle in the House. She will explain how, as a young immigrant from …
4 years ago