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.)
Georgia Voters: Harold Meyerson; Trump Kids: Amy Wilentz; ‘Small Axe’: Ella Taylor
Stacey Abrams: The Fight for Georgia
Mike Davis: Trump voters; Gregg Gonsalves: Vaccine profits; Ella Taylor: 'The Crown'
Trump’s Tactics: Harold Meyerson; BLM Victories: Jody Armour; “Collective”: Ella Taylor
Election day: What happened? Harold Meyerson, Joan Walsh; 'Queen's Gambit': Ella Taylor
White Voters and Joe Biden: Harold Meyerson; The Chicago 7: Lee Weiner; Borat: Ella Taylor
Disputed elections: Eric Foner; David Byrne's utopia: Ella Taylor
The fight for voting by mail: Pramila Jayapal; "Trial of the Chicago 7": Ella Taylor
The VP Debate: Harold Meyerson; Politics: Sherrod Brown; Covid-19: Ella Taylor; John Lennon tribute
Republicans Needed this Debate like a Hole in the Head: Harold Meyerson, plus Ella Taylor on TV
The Supreme Court & Biden: Harold Meyerson; Refugees; David Nasaw; 'Hacking Your Mind': Ella Taylor
Chris Hayes: Fear and Hope; Manuel Pastor: Covid and Inequality; Ella Taylor: Russian hackers
Rick Perlstein: From Reagan to Trump; Katie Porter on the postal service, Ella Taylor: '60s TV
White Backlash Politics: Harold Meyerson; Black Lives Matter: Jody Armour; Cuban doc: Ella Taylor
Republicans! Harold Meyerson; Trump Kids: Amy Wilentz; Deportation Doc: Ella Taylor
The DNC and the GOP: Harold Meyerson; Melina Abdullah: the LAPD; Ella Taylor: “The 24th”
Naomi Klein: Black Lives Matter & the Pandemic, Gregg Gonsalves: Vaccine Politics; Ella Taylor
Trump, Biden & 'Populism': Tom Frank; Mike Davis: LA in the '60s; Ella Taylor on TV
Portland and protest: David Cole, plus Ella Taylor on TV and Mike Davis on LA in the Sixties
Fascism comes to Portland: Harold Meyerson; Disarm the police; Guttenplan; Ella Taylor on TV
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