Nicole Sandler’s daily fix of the latest news and fascinating guests with a healthy dose of snark and humor.
Every Thursday, Howie Klein join us from Down with Tyranny and the Blue America PAC to talk politics. Today we had some good news to celebrate, as progressives won big in Missouri! They won the Medicaid expansion and Cori Bush beat 10-term incumbent Lacy Clay and is most likely headed to Congress.
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I used to refer to it as ‘creeping’ fascism, but the only creep here is occupying the oval office. We are experiencing an administration embracing the worst qualities of fascism and, with the help of a corrupt AG, is launching us into autocracy. The Nation magazine’s Ken Klippenstein has been doing great work in covering…
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Every Tuesday afternoon, GottaLaff joins Nicole Sandler for a romp through the day’s news, as usually gleaned from Laffy’s very busy Twitter feed. Today, we’ll start the show with a visit from Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers. She helps us understand the plight of the teachers and nurses she represents as…
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It’s the start of another stressful week in COVID-19 infected America. So after a thorough look at the latest news and something funny to lower the stress levels, we’re due for some more musical healing. Today, we turn to an American living in London. Kevin Montgomery released his major label debut album in the early…
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The ACLU came into existence 100 years ago, during the Woodrow Wilson Administration’s unconstitutional war on radicals. 100 years later, the need to guard against tyranny and protect our civil rights is as urgent as ever. Author and journalist Ellis Cose wrote the definitive history of America’s premier defender of civil liberties and examines the…
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