Why Does the Mainstream Media Treat Trump With the Equal and Opposite Convention of So-Called Balance? Then we examine the role of the mainstream media in treating Trump, who is the leader of one of America’s two major parties, with the normal binary, equal and opposite media convention of so-called balance. Joining us is Will Bunch, … Continued
The Continuing Paralysis of the Legislative Branch We begin with the continuing paralysis of the legislative branch as nine Republican men, only two of whom accept the fact that Joe Biden won the presidency, offer themselves up as candidates to be the next speaker. Joining us is E.J. Dionne, a columnist for The Washington Post, … Continued
The Continuing Paralysis of the Legislative Branch We begin with the continuing paralysis of the legislative branch as nine Republican men, only two of whom accept the fact that Joe Biden won the presidency, offer themselves up as candidates to be the next speaker. Joining us is E.J. Dionne, a columnist for The Washington Post, a … Continued
Guest: Nikhil Goyal is a sociologist and policymaker who served as senior policy advisor on education and children for Chairman Senator Bernie Sanders on the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions and Committee on the Budget. He is the author of the book Live to See the Day: Coming of Age in American … Continued
Guests: Geoff Kabaservice is a historian of the Republican Party and the Director of Political Studies at the Niskanen Center. He is the author of Rule and Ruin: The Downfall of Moderation and the Destruction of the Republican Party, from Eisenhower to the Tea Party. John Nichols is the national affairs correspondent for The Nation … Continued
Guest: John Nichols is the national affairs correspondent for The Nation Magazine. He is the author of many books including his latest, It’s OK to Be Angry About Capitalism, co written with Senator Bernie Sanders. His latest piece in the Nations is Sinéad O’Connor Always Knew That Black Lives Mattered. The singer, who died on Wednesday, … Continued
We begin with the deepening divisions in Israeli society as demonstrations over the future of Israeli democracy and against Netanyahu’s power grab mount with the country’s national security itself on the line as military reservists and IDF pilots threaten mutiny while Netanyahu’s right wing religious nationalist government panders to the ultra orthodox who do not … Continued
Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. Democrats advance abortion legislation in runup to Dobbs ruling anniversary House Republicans censure Adam Schiff for his comments on Donald Trump’s ties to Russia Supreme Court Justice Alito defiant following a ProPublica report of potential ethics violations … Continued
We begin with the continuing standoff over the debt ceiling with the threat of default looming on June first. Joining us to discuss what the possibilities are that would enable Biden to call the House Republicans’ bluff is Stephanie Kelton, a professor of economics and public policy at the State University of New York at Stony Brook. … Continued
On a relatively lighter note, we welcome national baseball writer for the New York Times, Tyler Kepner, to talk about issues in the sports world in general but more specifically about his latest book “The Grandest Stage: A History Of The World Series.” Also joining the conversation will be friend of the program, Ken Reed, policy … Continued
