Leslie begins the show with her 'Ripped from the Headlines' news segment.
Here are the stories she covers during the segment:
1. WASHINGTON POST: "Postal Service backlog sparks worries that ballot delivery could be delayed in November"
2. AUDIO: President Obama yesterday, while delivering a eulogy for the late Congressman and Voting Rights Leader John Lewis, talks about how Lewis devoted his time on earth to fighting the very attacks on democracy that we're seeing circulate right now
3. VANITY FAIR: "Kushner's coronavirus team shied away from a national strategy, believing that the virus was hitting Democratic states hardest and that they could blame Governors"
4. ABC NEWS: "Teachers are writing their own obituaries as schools near reopening amid COVID-19"
Leslie is then joined by Dr. Robert Shapiro, Chairman of Sonecon, an economic advisory firm and a Senior Fellow of the McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University.
They discuss his newest piece for 'Washington Monthly,' which is titled, "Investors are Doing Great in this Crisis, But What About the Rest of Us?"
Dr. Shapiro is an internationally-known economist who has advised, among others, President Bill Clinton, Vice President Al Gore, Jr., British Prime Ministers Tony Blair and Gordon Brown, and then U.S. Senators Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton. He was Under Secretary of Commerce for Economic Affairs in the Clinton Administration. His website is Sonecon.com and his Twitter handle is @RobShapiro.
American Political Climate; Infrastructure Bill Negotiations
National Implications of California Recall; Status Check on the Economy
California Gubernatorial Recall Election Today
California Recall Election, Vaccine Mandates, Texas Abortion Law
Abortion Rights Under Attack
Texas Passes Draconian Abortion and Voter Suppression Laws
End Of War In Afghanistan; New Tom Nichols Book
Plight of Migrants at Mexican Border; Political News of the Week
Expert Analysis on COVID-19 Delta Variant and U.S. Withdrawal from Afghanistan
'No Democracy Without Black Women' Report 2021
Senate Passes $1.2 Trillion Bipartisan Infrastructure Package
Investigating the Insurrectionists; Competing Infrastructure Packages
What The Build Back Better Plan Means For Young People
Health System CEO for Gun Violence Prevention; COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates
Combating COVID Misinformation; Evaluating President Biden's First Six Months
U.S. Poised For a Manufacturing Renaissance
Afghanistan Withdrawal, Gen Milley Feared Trump Coup, Student Debt
The Power Of Celebrity In Politics
Rebuilding American Infrastructure; Made In USA Talk
The Fight For Youth Voting Rights
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