What Checks on Power Exist Under Trump 2.0?
00:08 — John Nichols is the executive editor of The Nation.
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Russia’s War in Ukraine, Plus, Bubonic Plague in 20th Century San Francisco
00:08 — John Feffer is Director of Foreign Policy in Focus. 00:33 — David K Randall is a senior reporter at Reuters. His latest book is “Black Death at the Golden Gate: The Race to Save America from the Bubonic Plague.”
UN Commission Concludes Israel is Committing Genocide in Gaza, What Comes Next to End it? Plus, Free Speech, Jimmy Kimmel Suspension and Trump’s TikTok Deal
00:08 — Joel Beinin is Professor of Middle East History, Emeritus at Stanford University. 00:20 — Nadya Tannous is a long-time organizer with the Palestinian Youth Movement. 00:33 — Craig Aaron is resident of Free Press.
The Fallout on Rightwing Circles Following Charlie Kirk’s Death; What’s Next After Joe Engardio’s Recall; Plus, This Week’s Federal Reserve Decision to Cut Interest Rates
00:08 — Will Carless is National Correspondent for USA Today, covering extremism and emerging issues. 00:20 — Joe Eskenazi is managing editor and columnist at Mission Local. 00:33 — JW Mason is Associate Professor of Economics at John Jay College of the City University of New York, and a senior fellow at the Groundwork Collaborative.
Who Was Charlie Kirk and What Did He Represent for the Right? Plus, How Chicago is Responding to Trump’s National Guard Deployment Threats
00:08 — Rick Perlstein is a Historian and Columnist for the American prospect. He is the author of a four-volume series on the history of American politics and the rise of conservatism.
UC Berkeley Gives Information on 160 Staff and Students to Federal Government’s Antisemitism Probe; Plus, Trump Administration Attacks Another Venezuelan Ship
00:08 — Katie Rodger is a Lecturer at UC Davis and President of UC-AFT. Peyrin Kao is a lecturer in the Engineering Department at UC Berkeley and currently on a hunger strike in protest of the Israeli war on Gaza. 00:33 — Miguel R. Tinker Salas is Professor Emeritus of History and Chicana/o Latina/o Studies. … Continued
Russia’s War in Ukraine; Plus, Corona Calls
00:08 — John Feffer is Director of Foreign Policy in Focus. 00:33 — Dr. John Swartzberg, clinical professor emeritus of infectious diseases at UC Berkeley’s School of Public Health.
What Dies Recent Unemployment and Jobs Data Show About the Economy? Plus, California Lawmakers Bargain on Climate Policy As the Legislative Session Ends
00:08 — JW Mason is Associate Professor of Economics at John Jay College of the City University of New York, and a senior fellow at the Groundwork Collaborative. 00:33 — Bill Magavern is Policy Director with the Coalition for Clean Air.
Bill McKibben is Optimistic About Solar Energy and the Future of Civilization
00:08 — Bill McKibben is an author, environmentalist and journalist. He is founder of the Third Act, a climate justice organization and 350.org, the first global grassroots climate campaign. His latest book is “Here Comes the Sun: A Last Chance for the Climate and a Fresh Chance for Civilization.”
Youth-led Antigovernment Uprisings in Nepal; Plus, Future of Bay Area Transit Jeopardized if Newsom Rolls Back $750million Loan
00:08 — John Sifton is the Asia Advocacy Director at Human Rights Watch. 00:33 — Carter Lavin is Co-Founder of the Transbay Coalition.