Living in the USA Podcast
1) After impeachment: the 2020 election--Stan Greenberg; plus Jeet Heer on Hunter Biden and Eric Foner
Could the Republican defense of Trump in the impeachment proceedings open the door to a watershed victory for Democrats across the board? Even before Nancy Pelosi finally agreed that it was time to b...Show More
2) Bhaskar Sunkara on Trump & Jimmy Kimmel; Beverly Gage on Trump & Harvard
Trump is trying to stop speech that criticizes him and his administration. Last week began with JD Vance complaining about an article in The Nation that criticized the ideas of Charlie Kirk. Two days ...Show More
3) Trump v. Jimmy Kimmel: Harold Meyerson; Some Good News for Dems: John Nichols; Teachers v. Fascists: Randi Weingarden
With his attacks on late-night comedians, Trump is practicing the "cancel culture" he pledged to eliminate. Harold Meyerson comments.Also: Democrats have been winning big victories in special electio...Show More
4) Mamdani v. Schumer & Co.: Harold Meyerson; Courts v. Trump: Erwin Chemersinky; Chinese film: John Powers
Who is the real mainstream of the Democratic party? Bernie Sanders and Zohran Mamdani? Or Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries? Some recent polls might have the answer – Harold Meyerson comments.Also: ...Show More
5) Bill McKibben: 'Here Comes the Sun,' plus Eric Foner on Trump and history, and Adam Hochschild on Mark Twain
At a time when almost everything seems to be going wrong, Bill McKibben sees one thing that is suddenly going right – a really big thing: solar power, and wind, which now provide cheaper electricity t...Show More
6) The Class Struggle this Labor Day: Harold Meyerson; Troops to Chicago: John Nichols; Trump and Civil Society: David Cole
While Labor Unions are more popular than ever in America, a federal appeals court has ruled the NLRB itself is unconstitutional - which, if upheld, means it's up to the states to do what the NLRB did....Show More
7) Trump v. DC: Harold Meyerson; Mamdani Interview; Civil Society & Democracy: David Cole
The National Guard, still in DC, bolstered by units from southern Red states, remains overwhelmingly unpopular, especially ICE's deportation efforts – Harold Meyerson reports.Also: In The Nation’s in...Show More
8) The National Guard in DC: Harold Meyerson; Trump v. UCLA: David Myers; The Gun Show: Adam Hochschild
Report from Washington D.C. – where Trump has deployed the National Guard, ICE and FBI agents. He has also federalized the D.C. Police Department – this requires them to cooperate with ICE. Thes...Show More
9) Trump and Texas go after Dem. House seats: Harold Meyerson; after the sixties: Robert Reich; 'From Dictatorhip to Democrcy': Alan Minsky
Trump's scheme to maintain control in the House in the midterms? Eliminate Democratic seats in Texas by redistricting. Texas House Democrats have responded by fleeing the state to block the necessar...Show More
10) Dems Who Didn't Vote: Celinda Lake; Summer Reading: John Powers; Springsteen v. Trump: Alan Minsky
Six million Democrats who voted for Joe Biden in 2020 did not vote in 2024. What’s wrong with them? Pollster and strategist Celinda Lake explains who they are, and what it would take to get ...Show More