Leslie begins today's show with her 'Ripped from the Headlines' news segment.
Here are the stories that she gave her take on:
1. AUDIO: Biden Primetime Address - Notes that a year ago we were hit with a virus that was met with silence, and spread unchecked
2. AUDIO: Biden Primetime Address - Says the country will meet his goal of getting 100 million vaccine shots into arms in only 60 days
3. AUDIO: Biden Primetime Address - Announces that all adults will be eligible to get a vaccine by May 1st
4. AUDIO: Biden Primetime Address - If we all do our part in getting vaccinated, then we may be able to safely celebrate July 4th together in small groups
5. AUDIO: Biden Primetime Address - "We lost faith in whether our government & our democracy can deliver on really hard things for the American people. But as I stand here tonight, we are proving once against something I've said time & time again... it's never a good bet to bet against the American people"
6. AXIOS: "Capitol riot prosecutors ask for delay, citing "most complex" probe in U.S history"
7. WASHINGTON POST: "Companies are scaling back layoffs because of Biden’s stimulus package"
8. AXIOS: "Cuomo again refuses to resign despite mounting pressure"
Leslie is then joined by Dan Dicker, a self-professed 'liberal energy expert,' who has been a registered energy-futures trader and energy finance advisor for 35 years.
They discuss Dan's new book, "Turning Oil Green: A Market-Based Path to Renewables," which is available at DanDicker.com.
His Twitter handle is @Dan_Dicker.
Biden Administration Takes Major Step Toward Closing 'Gun Show Loophole,' Requires Thousands More Dealers to Run Background Checks
AFL-CIO President Talks Worker Safety, Unions Expanding into the South, and Climate Change Policy Solutions
Restoring Our Nation's Lost Shipbuilding Capacity
Will China Flood the Globe with EVs, Green Tech? What’s Behind Latest US-China Trade Fight?
Teamsters President Talks Anheuser-Busch Contract, Molson-Coors Strike, UPS & DHL Organzing and Presidential Roundtables
Women's History Month: The Journey of an Afghan Girl Who Risked Everything for Education
Analyzing President Biden's SOTU; American Incomes Are Better Under Biden Than Trump
Building Unity In the Paper Industry and Beyond
Temu and Tariffs, Chinese Auto Industry, How to Make It in America, Biden Industrial Policy
Biden vs Trump on the Economy; Teamsters Organizing FedEx Express and Delta Airlines
How Unions Help Communities
Manufacturing Jobs, Two New Books Following Companies that Keep it Made in USA, Rise in Chinese Auto Production
AFL-CIO President Talks New Tech-Labor Partnership with Microsoft
Teamsters President Talks Successful Agreement with DHL, Strike Authorization by Members at Anheuser-Busch & Presidential Roundtables
2023 AAM ’Made in America Holiday Gift Guide’
Workers Seizing the Moment
Most Equitable Economic Recovery in American History
Teamsters Rally to Protect American Jobs from Mexican-Owned Grocery Chain
Israel Orders Entire Population of Northern Gaza to Move South
Remembering USW President Tom Conway
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