Leslie begins today's show with her 'Ripped from the Headlines' news segment.
Here are the stories that she covered:
1. NBC NEWS: "Florida Senate advances bill that includes limits on voting by mail, drop boxes"
2. AXIOS: "CDC: Fully vaccinated people don't need to wear masks outside"
3. AXIOS: "Pfizer CEO: Oral drug to prevent COVID-19 could be ready next year"
4. AXIOS: "Biden to sign $15 minimum wage executive order for federal contractors"
5. CNBC: "Biden’s 100-day stock market performance is the hottest going back to the 1950s"
6. FORBES: "Amy Coney Barrett Rebuffs Demands To Recuse From Dark Money Case Involving Group That Supported Her Confirmation"
During the second half of the show, Leslie is joined by Erica Payne, President and Founder of the Agenda Project and the Patriotic Millionaires, a group of hundreds of high-net-worth Americans committed to making all Americans better off by building a more prosperous, stable, and inclusive nation, and ensuring that millionaires, billionaires, and corporations pay their fair share of taxes. Erica is also co-author of the new book, "Tax the Rich! How Lies, Loopholes, and Lobbyists Make the Rich Even Richer."
Leslie and Erica analyze President Biden's plan to hike corporate taxes over the next 15 years to raise about $2 trillion for his sweeping jobs and infrastructure proposal. They also discuss Erica's new book, "Tax the Rich! How Lies, Loopholes, and Lobbyists Make the Rich Even Richer."
The website for the Patriotic Millionaires is PatrioticMillionaires.org, their Twitter handle is @PatrioticMills their Instagram handle is @PatrioticMillionaires.
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The Attack on Bipartisan Election Institutions in America
Young People and Labor Unions
COP26, the Infrastructure Bill, and What Comes Next for Climate
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The Solution to Supply Chain Woes: Domestic Manufacturing
Virginia Governor‘s Race, SCOTUS Hears Texas Abortion Case, Democrats‘ Reconciliation Bill
Analyzing New ‘Build Back Better‘ Framework with AAM‘s Scott Paul
Congressman Ro Khanna On ‘Build Back Better‘; Why USPS Mail Is Late; New Powerful Jan. 6th Revelations
‘Factory Towns‘ and Their Political Importance
What’s Next In The Fight To Protect Undocumented People in the U.S.
American Political Climate; Infrastructure Bill Negotiations
National Implications of California Recall; Status Check on the Economy
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