Congresswoman Barbara Lee joins us to discuss the next administration. PLUS: John Nichols, Washington correspondent for the Nation, provides his analysis of Rex Tillerson as Sec’y of State. With host Kris Welch.
John Nichols
In the first hour Terror on the Campaign Trail with John Nichols, Washington correspondent for The Nation and author of “The S Word: A Short History of an American Tradition…Socialism”. In the second hour The War Goes On with Juan Cole, Professor of History at the University of Michigan, and blogger: “Informed Comment” (juancole.com.
John Nichols: The GOP is More United in Disdain for Hillary Clinton Than in Support for Donald Trump
John Nichols: The GOP is More United in Disdain for Hillary Clinton Than in Support for Donald Trump; The Fall of Roger Ailes: Can Sexual Harassment Claims Oust the Biggest Man in Conservative Media?; Ban Guns, Not Tennis Balls: As NRA Addresses RNC, CodePink Protests Ohio’s Open-Carry Law; Debunking Republican Claims Linking Immigration to Crime; … Continued
Donald Trump & His Enablers: John Nichols Calls Out Trump-Obsessed Media for Wall-to-Wall Coverage; Hillary Clinton Has Big Night; Media Moves to Silence Bernie Sanders Campaign; John Nichols: GOP Threats to Block Supreme Court Nominee are Wrong & Absurd; North Carolina Voter ID Law Takes Effect, Disproportionately Bars Blacks, Young People from Polls; Dream Defenders … Continued
Donald Trump & His Enablers: John Nichols Calls Out Trump-Obsessed Media for Wall-to-Wall Coverage; Hillary Clinton Has Big Night; Media Moves to Silence Bernie Sanders Campaign; John Nichols: GOP Threats to Block Supreme Court Nominee are Wrong & Absurd; North Carolina Voter ID Law Takes Effect, Disproportionately Bars Blacks, Young People from Polls; Dream Defenders … Continued
Global economies are shuddering with news of another Chinese stack market plunge. Why? Also: Obama Administration raids over the holidays have sent panic into immigrant communities across the country: why now? AND: John Nichols on the Oregon invasion, and the Iowa caucuses. With host Kris Welch.
“We’re on the Verge of Picking Someone Who Can’t Do the Job”: Fraying GOP Holds 3rd Primary Debate
“We’re on the Verge of Picking Someone Who Can’t Do the Job”: Fraying GOP Holds 3rd Primary Debate; Flat Taxes, Ending Medicare-Medicaid, Banning All Abortions: Meet New GOP Front-Runner Ben Carson; Is Jeb Bush Finished? Establishment-Backed Dynasty Candidate Might Not Overcome Family Ties; “Donald Creates His Own Reality”: David Cay Johnston on Trump Rewriting History … Continued
“We’re on the Verge of Picking Someone Who Can’t Do the Job”: Fraying GOP Holds 3rd Primary Debate; Flat Taxes, Ending Medicare-Medicaid, Banning All Abortions: Meet New GOP Front-Runner Ben Carson; Is Jeb Bush Finished? Establishment-Backed Dynasty Candidate Might Not Overcome Family Ties; “Donald Creates His Own Reality”: David Cay Johnston on Trump Rewriting History … Continued
Elections 2016! Marga Gomez! and birds
Hillary! Bernie! The GOP search for a Supreme Leader! All fodder for John Nichols, of The Nation. PLUS: Marga Gomez, award-winning performer and playwright, wit her new solo show, “Pound”. AND: Sir John Lister-Kaye, British conservationist and prolific nature writer, and his observations on the effects of climate change. With host Kris Welch.
Voting rights 2015, and the GOP ‘debate’
Thh Voting Rights Act is 50 years old—and much weakened by current right-wing efforts to limit the franchise of minority voters. We talk about losses—and victories. PLUS: the first GOP presidential candidates’ debate was last night. Who won, who lost/ We talk with John Nichols. With host Kris Welch.