The Inscrutable Senator Kyrsten Sinema
During Sinema's brief time in office, she has gained a reputation for being particularly inscrutable. She is known for rarely holding town halls with constituents or taking questions from the press. Last week, five members of Senator Kyrsten Sinema’s Veterans Advisory Council publicly stepped down, calling her “one of the principal obstacles to progress.” The Takeaway talks to one of those members, Sylvia González Andersh, a U.S. Air Force Veteran, to get some more insight on Kyrsten Sinema.
Delays in Reconciliation Deal Hamper Biden's Trip to Europe
President Biden is traveling through Europe this weekend, for a trip that includes meeting with world leaders at the Group of 20 summit in Rome and the UN’s climate summit, COP26. Anthony Adragna, Congressional reporter for POLITICO and author of the Congress Minutes, POLITICO’s guide to what’s happening on Capitol Hill, joined The Takeaway to discuss.
The State of Black Women's Representation in American Politics
In 2021, there are a record number of Black women serving in state legislatures. More Black women than ever before contested for and won Congressional seats in 2020. But after the Governor of California appointed a man to fill the former Senate seat of Vice President Kamala Harris, there is now not a single Black woman in the U.S. Senate. For more on all this, The Takeaway spoke to Kimberly Peeler-Allen, a visiting practitioner at the Center for American Women and Politics at Rutgers University and co-founder of Higher Heights, a group focused on Black women’s political power as voters and representatives.
The Implications of Private Military Training Complexes in North Carolina
After the riots at the Capitol on January 6th, we learned that a number of the insurrectionists had received training at private, tactical training sites. Laura Flanders, host of The Laura Flanders Show, spoke to residents and council members in North Carolina who have seen these military complexes set up shop in their communities. Our host speaks with Laura and Christina Davis McCoy, secretary of the Hoke County NAACP about the rise in private military training sites, the greater implications, and what residents can do to keep them out of their backyards.
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Will Unions Deliver 2020 to the Democrats?
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The Past and Present of Gun Control
Michigan, Michigan, Michigan: the Upcoming 2020 Elections in the Battleground State
Mueller's Testimony Underscores a Crisis of Faith in Democracy
There's a Generational Divide Upending U.S. Politics
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Candidate Talk: Seth Moulton
Unpacking the Democratic Debates from the Aspen Ideas Festival
Digital Ads and the Wild West of Political Campaigning
Candidate Talk: Michael Bennet
Democratic Socialism is Having a Moment; Will Voters be Receptive to its Message?
Candidate Talk: Bernie Sanders
The Impact of Black Voters: “When We Show Up, We Transform How Power Operates”
Celebrating One Year of Amy Walter
The Evolution of the Executive
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