Cities throughout America are Democratic, often raising minimum wages and strengthening rent control. However, in states where Republicans hold unchecked power, state governments are blocking cities from acting. Harold Meyerson reports on preemption and “pre-preemption.”
Plus: Standing Together, Israel’s biggest Jewish-Palestinian grassroots movement, is organizing against the war and for a Palestinian state. Sally Abed, one of the group’s founders, will explain their vision, their strategy, and their recent actions.
Also: from the archives, Gary Shteyngart talks about his novel "Super Sad True Love Story" --It’s about a world where the Bipartisan Party rules and where everybody gets their news either from Fox Liberty Prime or Fox Liberty Ultra. And then our hero Lenny meets Eunice. (recorded in July, 2011.)
Supremes OK Gerrymandering: Nichols; Trump & Iran: Jeet Heer; Florida Voting: Abramsky
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'
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