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America in Revolt: Elie Mystal, plus John Nichols with Keith Ellison
Across America, protests against police violence are met with more police violence. Elie Mystal talks about the failure of Democratic mayors in deep…
6 years, 2 months ago
Thinking Big about politics and the virus: Mike Davis, plus Christopher Shay on the crisis, and Amy Wilentz on Jared and Ivanka
It’s time to think big about the coronavirus crisis and the 40 million workers who have lost their jobs—while the rest struggle to hold on to what th…
6 years, 2 months ago
Does the Evidence Support Joe Biden, or Tara Reade? Katha Pollitt; plus John Powers on TV during the pandemic
Did Joe Biden sexually assault Tara Reade in 1993? Katha Pollitt examines the evidence—and concludes that it supports Biden’s denial. Especially si…
6 years, 3 months ago
The fight for universal vote-by-mail: David Cole, plus Katha Pollitt on right-wing women
Universal vote-by-mail: it’s obviously necessary for our Nov. 3 election, but Trump, of course, is against it. He said that if we were to adopt voti…
6 years, 3 months ago
Fighting for the Soul of the Democratic Party: John Nichols, plus Amy Wilentz on Jared and Ivanka
Before Bernie and AOC, before Jesse Jackson and George McGovern, there was Henry Wallace, FDR’s vice president, who fought for the soul of the Democr…
6 years, 3 months ago
Mike Davis: Back to Work in the Covid-19 Economy? Plus John Powers on Virus Time TV
Minnesota’s back-to-work plan is a lot better than Georgia’s, Mike Davis says – it requires employers to provide PPE and bans face-to-face activity—i…
6 years, 3 months ago
Joseph Stiglitz: What Workers Need Right Now; plus Katrina Vanden Heuvel on Solidarity
Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz says the US has “one of the poorest systems of unemployment insurance in the world”—and that our number…
6 years, 4 months ago
Mike Davis: Is Coronavirus Ushering in a New World Order? plus Barbara Ehrenreich on low-wage work
Mike Davis talks about the fragmentation of Europe, the marginalization of the WHO, the danger to Africa, and whether China will emerge less powerful…
6 years, 4 months ago
What the Pentagon Knew about the Coronavirus—in 2017: Ken Klippenstein, plus Amy Wilentz on Jared and Laila Lalami on “The Other Americans”
The Military Knew Years Ago That a Coronavirus Was Coming. The Pentagon warned the White House about a shortage of ventilators, face masks, and hosp…
6 years, 4 months ago
Mike Davis: The Coronavirus--Politics vs. Science; plus Rebecca Solnit on Becoming a Feminist
Mike Davis talks about who gets forgotten in a pandemic—and about the political, and economic, obstacles to making faster progress on effective anti-…
6 years, 4 months ago