The urgency of the climate crisis can’t be overstated. Yet the impediments to a rapid shift to a carbon-free future are numerous. These include not just the obvious problem of the entrenched political power of the fossil fuel industry, but according to Holly Jean Buck, national revenues derived from fossil fuels and the elimination of … Continued
Biden’s $3.5 T infrastructure bill—Congress has agree to discuss it! Believe it or not, this is significant progress. John Nichols elaborates.
Update Washington D.C., with nation national affairs correspondent John Nichols. Hosted by Kris Welch.
The morning after the historic guilty verdict in the murder of George Floyd, we check in with activist organizations, and YOU, for reactions, hopes, fears—and plans for the future. Hosted by Kris Welch.
Gun violence R Us. Seven mass shootings in one week, with 10 people dead in Boulder Colorado. Congress “debates” doing Something about it—again. We speak with Jessica Mason Pieklo, Boulder resident. PLUS: Raymond Nat Turner, the Town Crier. Hosted by Kris Welch.
An update from John Nichols, on the State of the Nation. PLUS: a visit with Ram Dass. Hosted by Kris Welch.
A tribute to Breonna Taylor—and the too many other black female victims of police brutality. PLUS: Post Office in crisis, along with economy. PLUS: The Town Crier. With Kris Welch. Photo by Maria Oswalt on Unsplash
Why and how the wealth of the very rich has grown, while all other public and private wealth has shrunk during COVID 19. Detailed analysis from the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy. With host Kris Welch.
The first public hearing of the impeachment inquiry into President Trump was held Wednesday. Trump is just the fourth president in U.S. history to face impeachment. Two witnesses testified before the House Intelligence Committee: George Kent, a deputy assistant secretary of state, and William Taylor, a former ambassador and the top U.S. diplomat in Ukraine. … Continued
The first public hearing of the impeachment inquiry into President Trump was held Wednesday. Trump is just the fourth president in U.S. history to face impeachment. Two witnesses testified before the House Intelligence Committee: George Kent, a deputy assistant secretary of state, and William Taylor, a former ambassador and the top U.S. diplomat in Ukraine. … Continued
