Minimum wage initiatives on the ballot in battleground states could mobilize potential Democratic voters who are unenthusiastic about Biden. Saru Jayaraman of One Fair Wage is on the podcast to explain the strategy, and reports on organizing in Arizona, Michigan, and Ohio.
Also: 100 American cities and towns have formally called for a cease-fire in Gaza—ranging from Chicago, the biggest, to small towns in Vermont. John Nichols has our report.
Plus: The ideological roots of the January 6 insurrection go back decades before Trump entered politics — back to the bombing of the Oklahoma City federal building in 1995. Jeffrey Toobin will explain; His new book is ‘Homegrown: Timothy McVeigh and the Rise of Right-Wing Extremism.’ It’s being published in paperback next week.
Trump & Brexit: DD Guttenplan; Elon Musk & Mars: Katha Pollitt; Plus: Rashida Tlaib w/Nichols
Bernie on Socialism w/Meyerson; The Dems in CA w/David Dayen; The Indivisible Pledge w/Ezra Levin
Andrew Bacevich: The Middle East Conflicts Memorial; plus Katha Pollitt on Abortion & Men
Why Does the New York Times Hate Bernie? Amy Wilentz; plus Secrecy and the Mueller Report
Joe Biden has One Thing in Common with Donald Trump: Harold Meyerson; plus Laila Lalalami
Bill McKibben: Fear & Hope about Climate Change, plus Amy Wilentz on the Other Ruined Notre Dame
Is Joe Biden Necessary? Joan Walsh, plus Joshua Holland on Impeachment
John Nichols: The Lies of William Barr; Plus Michael Walzer on "Political Action"
SCOTUS & the Census w/ Meyerson; Stacey Abrams on Leading; Plus: Joan Walsh on Gillibrand
The Mueller Report w/ Nichols; Our Climate Moment w/McKibben; Plus: Gary Stewart on Girl Groups
Israeli Election w/ Meyerson; Eric Foner on Reconstruction; Plus: Laurie Winer on Stephen Miller
Republicans and Socialism w/Nichols; Zoë Carpenter on Plastic; Ben Ehrenreich on Climate & Commerce
The Mueller Report w/ Meyerson; 50th Anniv. of the Bed-In for Peace; Jane Mayer on Mike Pence
The Trouble with Beto: Harold Meyerson; College Scandal w/Wilentz; Adam Hochschild on Trump
Bill McKibben: Climate Victories--and Setbacks; plus Harm Reduction and the Opioid Epidemic
Michelle Goldberg: Trump marks the end of the Reagan era; plus Zornick: Warren & Walzer: Organizing
Naomi Klein: The Politics of the Green New Deal, plus Dahlia Lithwick on Trump's 'Emergency'
The Case for Universal Child Care: Katha Pollitt; plus David Klion on Bernie's New Foreign Policy
The Green New Deal in California: David Dayen; Plus, Isabel Wilkerson on 'The Warmth of Other Suns'
Trump's SOTU: Harold Meyerson; CA vs. Trump: Manuel Pastor; Trump & Climate: Elizabeth Kolbert
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