Leslie begins the show with her 'Ripped from the Headlines' news segment.
Here are the stories she covers during the segment:
1. Oregon Public Broadcasting/The Washington Post: "Federal Law Enforcement Use Unmarked Vehicles To Grab Protesters Off Portland Streets"
2. The Daily Beast: "U.S. Shatters Coronavirus Record—Again—With 77,000 New Cases in One Day"
3. Forbes: "New IHME Model Projects More Than 224,000 Coronavirus Deaths In U.S. By Nov. 1"
4. The Sun Sentinel: "Nearly one-third of children tested for COVID in Florida are positive. Palm Beach County’s health director warns of risk of long-term damage"
Leslie is then joined by Julian Zelizer, the Malcolm Stevenson Forbes Professor of History and Public Affairs at Princeton University, and a CNN Political Analyst.
His previous books are "Fault Lines: A History of the United States Since 1974," and "The Fierce Urgency of Now: Lyndon Johnson, Congress, and the Battle for the Great Society," the winner of the D.B. Hardeman Prize for Best Book on Congress.
Zelizer has been awarded fellowships from the New York Historical Society, the Russell Sage Foundation, the Guggenheim Foundation, and New America.
During the interview, Leslie and Julian discuss his newly released book, "Burning Down the House: Newt Gingrich, the Fall of a Speaker, and the Rise of the New Republican Party."
Julian's Twitter handle is @JulianZelizer. (Here is a link where you can purchase the book: TinyURL.com/BuyBurningDownTheHouse)
You can watch this episode here on Twitter/Periscope: https://www.pscp.tv/w/1rmxPYBqwyQKN
Or here on Facebook Live: https://www.facebook.com/609932097/videos/10157988246252098/
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The COVID-19 Pandemic and Black America
Biden Administration Approach on the Economy, China and Infrastructure
World Renowned Infectious Disease Expert on CDC's New School Guidelines for COVID-19 Pandemic
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The Role of Local Prosecutors in Fighting Hate Crimes and Bias Incidents
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Black History Month: The Pandemic's Impact on Black Families
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The Biden Administration's Climate Policy and Possibilities
COVID-19 Variants; Ramping Up Vaccinations to Get to Herd Immunity
Trump's Senate Impeachment Trial; Racism's Role in America's Governing and Politics
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